Art museum seeks German asylum to flee Italy's mafia
Mafia threats and government incompetence drove Antonio Manfredi to the end of his tether. Yesterday the Italian museum director announced that he had written to Chancellor Angela Merkel pleading for asylum for his museum in Germany to escape the crime-ridden town in which his art collection is housed.
Source: Independent
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Euro 2012 qual. - Italy to train on former mafia land
A former base of one of Italy's most-feared mafia organisations is to become a training ground for the Italy team.
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Serie A - Italy to train on former mafia land
A former base of one of Italy's most-feared mafia organisations is to become a training ground for the Italy team.
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Mafia boss gets life for German killings
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Crimes Rampant in Japan, Italy
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Life terms sought in Italian mafia trial of 9 defendants accused of killing 6 in Germany
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Mafia assets worth 47 mn euro seized in Italy
Rome, May 20 : Police in southern Italian have seized assets worth 47 million euros from a local businessman who was reportedly backed by the mafia.