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Mafia man arrested in Venezuela Map of Caracas Venezuela  Italian fugitive Salvatore Miceli, listed as one of the country's 30 most dangerous men, has been arrested in Venezuela Italy revives Sicily bridge plan Map of Messina Southern Italy  Italy's government has revived plans to build a controversial Messina bridge linking the island of Sicily to the mainland Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid Map of Palermo Southern Italy
Death toll from mudslides now 21 Map of Messina Southern Italy

year 2009 Top ^

Oct.3  
  30 people were still unaccounted for in the mudslides, which occurred after a heavy downpour hit two days ago
Jun.21  
Mar.6  

year 2008 Top ^

Dec.16  
  Paramilitary police carried out massive arrests against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, 'decapitating' the organization's leadership structure

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.24  
Nov.5  
  The police have arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo, the reputed new boss of the Sicilian Mafia, who had been at large for 20 years

year 2006 Top ^

Apr.11   'Top Mafia boss' caught
  Bernardo Provenzano, considered to be the head of the Sicilian Mafia, has been arrested

year 2005 Top ^

Aug.6   Many die in jet crash off Sicily  A small Tunisian plane ATR 72 with 39 people aboard went down in the waters off Sicily

year 2002 Top ^

Oct.29   Etna burns through forests
  Boiling lava has swallowed swathes of Sicilian forest, but towns are not at risk of being engulfed
Sep.12   Sicily police hold terror suspects  With the help of U.S. investigators, 15 Pakistani with suspected ties to al Qaeda were arrested Sep.6   Sicily rocked by earthquake  A strong 5.4 earthquake is leaving two people dead from heart attacks and three others injured Jul.20   Sicily train crash killed 8  The Venice-bound train, carrying nearly 200 passengers, derailed and hit a bridge as it approached a station

year 2001 Top ^

Aug.6   Etna eruption visible from space  A plume of smoke is visible from the space station Alpha Aug.3   Etna ash closes airport  The shutdown of Sicily's Fontanarossa airport expected to last the entire weekend Jul.28   Volcanic ash closes Sicily's airport  Flights at Fontanarossa airport have had to be cancelled because thick ash covering the airstrip Jul.27   New Etna cracks offer hope  Workers are battling round-the-clock to prevent lava flow reaching tourist facilities Jul.26   Army battles Mt. Etna lava  Army has been called in to help to fight the molten lava which cut across the path of 3 central pylons of ski lift Jul.25   Etna forces state of emergency  Mount continues to spew molten lava thousands of feet into the air. In Catania international airport has been closed Jul.21   Lava crawls towards Etna village  Thick rivers of lava has reached to within 3 miles of Nicolosi. Mud barricades is preparing Feb.17   Optimistic end to G7 session  Finance leaders are optimistic for continued global growth despite troubles in the US and Japan

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