Topic: Giovanni Falcone

Defying the Godfather

Smithsonian - 511 days ago
Until recently, Ernesto Bisanti could not have imagined he would face down the Cosa Nostra (Our Thing)-the Sicilian Mafia. Then, in November 2007, police arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo, the head of Palermo's Mafia. The Palermo police asked him if he ...

Italian prison island reborn as white donkey haven

AFP Global Edition - 619 days ago
Asinara has come a long way since its dark days as a top Italian Mafia prison and the tiny island is now a national park where rare and occasionally lovelorn white donkeys gambol free.The donkeys are only to be found on ...

Sicily Resurgent

Smithsonian - 910 days ago
As it happened, I was with vulcanologist Giuseppe Patane just three days after Sicily's Mount Etna-at 10,902 feet, the tallest active volcano in Europe-erupted in October 2002. Even the streets of Syracuse, 50 miles south, were covered in ash.. Of ...

Key dates in Italy's Mafia fight

AP News - 1555 days ago
Key Dates in Italy's Battle Against the Sicilian MafiaA look at key dates in Italy's battle with the Mafia, leading up to Monday's arrest of Salvatore Lo Piccolo, believed to be vying to become the next "boss of bosses ...