ROME – The nephew of mafia boss Antonio Capriati was shot and killed in Torre a Mare, Bari, police said.
Rafaelle “Lello” Capriati, 39, was shot four times on Monday night in Bari. Three shot were to his head and one to his shoulder.
Investigators believe that only revolver was used, and the killer was most likely on a motorbike.
PARIS –Named journalist of the year in 2023 by GQ Men Of The Year and featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 France list in the Media category, Hugo Travers (known as HugoDecrypte), born on April 6, 1997, in Versailles (Yvelines), is a Franco-British web video creator.
MIAMI -- The first leg of the Sunshine Double in the desert at Indian Wells, California, was plagued by bizarre events – biblical rainstorms, a swarm of bees that interrupted play for two hours, and the defeat of #1 Novak Djokovic by Luca Nardi, a low-ranked Italian qualifier. Things figured to be more predictable at the Miami Open, the second leg of the Sunshine Double. But the scenario turned truly surreal. With no excuse of injury, Djokovic withdrew from the tournament and fired his coach, Goran Ivanisevic, who had led him to multiple Grand Slam titles in the past six years.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis addressed worshipers gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday during his traditional Easter urbi et orbi (to the city and the world), calling for the end to fighting across the globe.
The pontiff, who pulled out of attending the Way of the Cross on Friday at the last minute to “save energy” for services on Saturday and Sunday, spoke to 60,000 people on Sunday morning.
HARARE – Present and former FAO staffers in Zimbabwe have called for an investigation into alleged nepotism under the leadership of Southern Regional Coordinator Patrice Talla including appointment of an allegedly philandering staffer who has engendered “a culture of fear among female staff members” including “compromising situations using an FAO vehicle.”
ROME – A woman, 49, was stabbed to death by her husband, 45, in Cologno al Serio, Bergamo, police said. This marks the twelfth femicide of the year in Italy, averaging one woman killed every week.
ROME – A 51-year-old architect living in Limbiate, Monza, was arrested on suspicion of aiding mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro by allegedly allowing the boss to use his identity, police said.
Massimo Gentile, originally from Campobello di Mazara in Sicily, was one of three suspects arrested by the Carabinieri Special Task Force early on Wednesday morning, accused of helping mafia boss Messina Denaro.
ROME – A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Friuli Venezia Giulia late on Wednesday night, the INGV seismic surveillance centre said.
The epicentre was five kilometres south west of Socchieve, Udine, with an estimated depth of 12 kilometres. According to data from the INGV, the strongest tremors were felt in nearby villages of Ampezzo and Ovaro.
ROME – Across from Via di Campo Marzio’s Davide Cenci, a family-owned tailor shop since 1926, last week, Roman shopowners joined Forza Italia members to promote a proposed measure intended to publicize and protect historic businesses.
