Mafia

The Good Rat

by Jimmy Breslin (Mainstream, £9.99) by SHARON LOUGHER - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 A list contained within the first few pages of The Good Rat hints at the problem facing Pulitzer-winning Mafia chronicler Jimmy Breslin. It's...

Yakuza 3 Battle System Detailed

New "chase battle" system revealed. November 12, 2008 - The Yakuza 3 battle system has at last come to light. As usual, the source of the scoopage is Famitsu, which has a couple of pages on the big PS3 sequel in its latest...

Trial starts in Italian mob feud case

The trial of 14 defendants accused of belonging to 'ndrangheta organized crime families involved in a bloody clan feud is beginning in Italy. Investigators say the feud sparked the 2007 slayings of six people outside an Italian...

Film Review: Black Rain

Michael Douglas Tracks Down Ruthless Japanese Gangster Directed by Ridley Scott, this is a story of two New York City police officers who chase an upstart yakuza through the streets of Osaka, Japan. The two cops in question are...

Some legislation can have unintended consequences

Last month traced the evolution of laws governing gender discrimination from the Civil Rights movement. This month presents another opportunity to explore the law of unintended consequences. Here is the story of another good...

Gay Mafia Productions Brings Female Artistry to The Airliner November 29th

Los Angeles, CA – November 12, 2008 - Gay Mafia Productions has been operating for five years, promoting female artists. Their acronym B.E.D., standing for bands, entertainment, and dj’s, provide audiences a full arrangement of...

Threatened authors receive invitation to lecture at Swedish Academy

When literature meets the Mafia and Islamic fatwa, it is arguably a recipe that attracts the attention of the Nobel committee. Stockholm -- Threatened Italian author Roberto Saviano and British-Indian author Salman Rushdie have...

Sicilians make you a bed and breakfast offer you can't refuse

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 A country house once owned by the head of the Sicilian Mafia has been reborn as a bed and breakfast. Toto Riina, now serving life, was the most brutal and successful of Sicilian Mafia leaders and...

Makeba died among Africans

Rome - She was singing on Italian soil, but in a spiritual sense, South African songstress Miriam Makeba died in Africa, the Italian anti-mafia writer Robert Saviano said on Tuesday. Makeba, 76, died overnight on Sunday after...

Businesses, Consumers Expected To Cut Tech Spending (NewsFactor)

Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! Businesses, Consumers Expected To Cut Tech Spending (NewsFactor) Italian mafia untouched by global economic crisis: business group (AFP) - While companies are tightening their...