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three cars are parked in front of a wall with graffiti
Immigration
Shopkeepers sue Sicilian Mafia in first-ever migrant-led case
Young man crawls through fence with bicycle
Business, Economics and Jobs
Italy’s mafia gets richer as ‘security decree’ strips migrant rights
The town of Riace is seen in the southern Italian region of Calabria, Nov. 22, 2013.
Justice
Anti-mafia blitz in Italy and Germany nets nearly 170 arrests
A tense moment during a game of "Mafia" in Kiev, Ukraine.
Culture
Entrepreneurs around the world love this Soviet-era storytelling game
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (R) and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni follow the proceedings of the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Rwandan genocide, in Kigali April 7, 2014. An estimated 800,000 people were killed in 100 days during the gen
Global Scan
Should the US reconsider its support for African ‘strongmen’
Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives to lead an audience with the family members of victims of the mafia at the San Gregorio VII church in Rome. A woman shows a picture of her son with the words, "Where is my son?"
Lifestyle & Belief
When the pope denounces the mafia, there’s a reason it is news
Syrian soldiers refusing to shoot civilians executed, say reports
Global Politics
New Massacre in Syria
Forty Years Ago: The Godfather Premieres