Much is heard about Italy’s criminals and mobsters, but rather less about the brave people who stand up to them.

First Minister Alex Salmond is left in the rough over 'Great Dunes of Scotland' investment

A man described as Europe’s most wanted drug trafficker and Italy’s answer to Pablo Escobar was on Sunday night languishing in an Italian jail, after being extradited from Colombia.

First Minister Alex Salmond is left in the rough over  ‘Great Dunes of Scotland’ investment

In the wake of James Gandolfini's death, we look back at the best of his character Tony Soprano's lines

Investigators send material for analysis at house that was once occupied by the infamous mobster who inspired Robert De Niro’s character in the 1990 movie

A top mafia informer has told an Italian court that Cosa Nostra planned to use drone-type flying bombs to assassinate its enemies, two decades before the United States began firing them at the Taliban.

An Austrian café’s decision to name its sandwiches after victims of Mafia murders has sparked a diplomatic incident between Vienna and Rome.

Patrons of Don Panino of Vienna can order a Peppino Impastato or a Giovanni Falcone

Sicilian mob bosses and high-ranking Italian officials, both former and current, went on trial today over allegations they held secret negotiations to stop a wave of deadly mafia bombings in the early 1990s.

Club used for influence and money laundering by Mob celebrates after prosecutors took control

Known for shady links with the mafia, he helped draft the country's post-war constitution

Fake tunnels, trapdoors and dead-ends abound, suggesting only a select few actually know the correct routes down the rat-infested tunnels to the safety of the bunkers

Restoration works at the world-famous Pompeii archaeological site are being investigated for suspected Mafia involvement.