Mafia

Neighborhood in Japan Files Lawsuit in Bid to Oust Mafia

Just like any other business, the Dojinkai was always attentive to the needs of the residents surrounding its headquarters here. Its members adhered to the sacred rules of living in a Japanese neighborhood by handing out small...

Read E-mail: Continuous Overseas Tours (COT).

I received this e-mail a few days ago from everyone’s favorite pal, Anonymous: Being stationed in Japan is a good thing, but for how long? CNFJ pushes the Continuous Overseas Tour policy to keep service members and their...

'Blind' Camorra hitman probed

Death squad leader got out of jail for eyesight problem (ANSA) - Naples, November 14 - Naples Anti-Mafia police are investigating the case of a Camorra hitman who got out of jail after doctors certified he was virtually blind....

Talking Corpses · Tim Parks on 'Gomorrah'

'When Lot lived in Sodom and Gomorrah,' Peter wrote in his Second Epistle, 'he was oppressed and tormented day after day by their lawless deeds.' Having grown up in Naples, Roberto Saviano is similarly tormented and oppressed....

This lender boasts booming business

Commentary: A weekly roundup of offbeat stories on the Internet By Craig Tolliver, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- This Italian lender is booming during the global economic crisis -- and loan repayments have been no...

Jeff Probst and CBS`s gay mafia

While I defend human rights worldwide and have since I was just a kid I DON`t defend GAYdar strong arming satellite score low`s sounscans and island survivor broadcasting murders.Sue Beavers,Jeff Probst and satellite score...

Clean Up Crime With The Wolf Of Shinjuku

Shinjuku no Ookami (Shinjuku's Wolf) feels like a blend of Yakuza and Grand Theft Auto. But, Eiji Mikami, the lead character, isn't interested in causing crime, he wants to stop it. In the game you freely walk around Shinjuku...

Mafia is boss in Italy

Foreign Policy |Nov 13, 2008 In an economic crisis, citizens look to the stalwarts of their economy for a little reassurance. But in Italy, the size and resiliency of a famous home-grown business may or may not be so...

Africa: Review of the African Blogosphere - September 13, 2008

The election of Barack Obama as US president is still one of the most discussed topics on the African blogosphere, although the giddy post-election euphoria is steadily giving way to more subdued analyses and observations.

Anti-terrorist squad soon, says Kodiyeri

Rules out isolation of any community Police to keep watch on training activities THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said the government will form an anti-terrorist action squad shortly. The Minister...