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Butter: Not Such a Slick Murder Weapon

Rob Quinn — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:23:03 CST

A sharp-eyed coroner foiled a Sicilian couple's attempt to get off scot-free with the perfect crime. Prosecutors say the couple suffocated the woman's ex-husband with the butter, which they apparently believed would melt afterward, Corriere della Sera reports. The pair, who claimed the victim had collapsed and died after arriving...

12 Little-Known Wines Worth Trying

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:52:00 CDT

Ready to move beyond familiar cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays? Eric Asimov of the New York Times suggests a dozen little-known but “thrilling” wines to explore: Assyrtiko : This white wine grape from the volcanic island of Santorini “produces dry, deliciously minerally wines” that pair well with seafood. Frappato : These grapes from...

Sicilians See Red Over Pink Hitler Billboards

Jane Yager — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:04:39 CDT

Giant billboards with Adolf Hitler wearing a pink uniform and a red heart in place of the swastika on his armband is driving Italians crazy. "Change Style—Don't Follow Your Leader," say the ads for a clothing line plastered in Palermo. A spokeswoman for the ad agency said the intent...

Wild Dogs Kill, Maul in Sicily

Nick McMaster — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:12:01 CDT

Packs of wild dogs are a public threat in Sicily, where they have killed a 10-year-old boy and mauled a 24-year-old woman, the BBC reports. The police have caught nearly 30 strays but believe at least 20 to still be at large. Police believe many of the dogs were starved...

Cable Cut Takes Egypt Offline

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:09:01 CST

Egypt suffered a large-scale Internet outage after cables in the Mediterranean were cut, the Communications Ministry said yesterday. Three Internet cables were cut off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily yesterday morning, the ministry said. The cause of the cut was not immediately known. Throughout Egypt, the Internet...

Sicilian Mafia Rebuilding US Family Ties

Rob Quinn — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:40:00 CST

The Sicilian Mafia is sending people to the US to revitalize old family ties with its American cousins that faded in the '80s, according to a new report by the Italian government. The FBI nabbed more than 80 New York mobsters in a recent swoop code-named "Old Bridge," reports the...

Sicilian Mafia's 'Boss of Bosses' Gets Pinched

Kevin Spak — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:30:00 CST

Italian police today nabbed the alleged head of the Sicilian underworld, his son—who kept repeating "I love you, Dad"—and two other mob bosses, Reuters reports. The arrests, which marked the second time in less than 2 years that the Cosa Nostra's top dog has been busted, "severed an...