Now playing Next Italy Sicilian mafia boss dies in Milan hospital Italian mafia boss Bernardo “The Tractor” Provenzano – so named because of his habit of mowing enemies down – has died at a Milan hospital. 13/07/2016
Now playing Next Italy Eleven arrested for getting fat on fraud at Milan's 2015 Food Expo Milan’s Universal Expo 2015 was themed around food, and now it seems plenty filled their plates with lavish kickbacks, tax fraud, money laundering and criminal… 06/07/2016
Now playing Next Italy Italian mafia boss captured in mountain village Italy’s second biggest mafia boss has been arrested in Molochia, a small town in the Aspromonte mountains of Calabria. 26/06/2016
Now playing Next Cinema 'Suburra' - Rome bathed in corruption and decadence The Italian film noir ‘Suburra’ centres on the murky connections between organised crime and politics in Rome. 17/06/2016
Now playing Next Italy Italian paramilitary police arrest 109 suspected Mafia members A night time anti-Mafia operation in eastern Sicily has resulted in the arrests of 109 people. Those detained are suspected members of the Laudani 10/02/2016
Now playing Next Italy Sporting Lorci five-a-side team quits after mafia-style threats High-ranking five-a-side football team Sporting Locri is quitting the game after a series of threats made against the club’s president and his 27/12/2015
Now playing Next Italy Italian police bust major cocaine smuggling ring Finance police in Italy say a 130 kg of cocaine have been seized in Venice, busting a major drug smuggling ring. Nine people were arrested as part of 04/12/2015
Now playing Next Italy Mafia Capital trial opens in Rome Former neo-fascist gangster Massimo Caminati is among those on trial for corruption. 05/11/2015
Now playing Next Cinema Denis Villeneuve's 'Sicario' explores vicious cycle of evil ‘Sicario’ explores the violence of the Mexican drug cartels and the equally brutal response of the United States’ authorities. Directed by 24/09/2015
Now playing Next Italy Vittorio Casamonica's mafia-style funeral raises eyebrows in Rome Questions are bring asked about why a lavish funeral for Vittorio Casamonica, a purported Italian crime boss, was allowed through the streets of Rome 22/08/2015
Now playing Next Italy Rome becomes like 'Godfather' set for 'crime boss' showbiz funeral A brass band played music from “The Godfather” movie at the funeral of purported Italian crime boss Vittorio Casamonica on Thursday (August 21). His 21/08/2015
Now playing Next Syria Syria shelters antiques from potential ISIL destruction Thousands of priceless antiquities in Syria are being gathered and stored in Damascus to protect them from the Islamic State militant group and other 18/08/2015
Now playing Next Italy Italy arrests Mafia suspects after cracking Cosa Nostra's secret code words Italian police have arrested 11 suspects linked to the fugitive mafia boss of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, after cracking a secret sheep-farming code for 03/08/2015
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Toxic waste: An international business which benefits the Eco-Mafia Many of these companies who are working illegaly in these areas are also working for famous Italian brand names 10/07/2015
Now playing Next Italy Massive seizure of property by anti-mafia police in Sicily Some 1.6 billion euros worth of assets have been seized from a Sicilian family suspected of links to the local Cosa Nostra mafia. Among the property 08/07/2015
Now playing Next Cinema When governments don't help, vigilantes fight the drugs war in "Cartel Land" “Cartel Land” is a new documentary directed by Matthew Heineman about two citizens action groups in Mexico City and in the US who rise up and make a 25/06/2015
Now playing Next My Europe Series Dirty business: mafia's toxic waste crimes spread across Europe The illegal dumping of domestic and sometimes even hazardous industrial waste by the mafia has long been a problem in Italy. Now it has emerged that 24/06/2015
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Expo exposed: corruption at Milan's global food event leaves a sour taste It is meant to showcase Milan as a dynamic, vibrant hub on the world stage but Expo2015 has been tarnished by corruption scandals. The six-month long 29/05/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil after 30 years on the run An Italian mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years has been arrested in Brazil. Pasquale Scotti was captured in the northeast city of Recife 27/05/2015
Now playing Next Italy Italian police arrest 39 alleged Mafia members in Sicily Police in Sicily have arrested 39 individuals and seized assets worth some €10m as part of crackdown on three Palermo Mafia gangs on suspicion of 26/05/2015