Reputed by investigators to be one of the Mafia's most powerful bosses, Messina Denaro, 61, had been living while a fugitive in western Sicily, his stronghold, during at least much of his 30 years ...

Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in a private funeral in Castelvetrano, Sicily. But he won’t be the last leader ...

said “until this morning,” Mr. Messina Denaro was the undisputed “boss of the province. Tomorrow we will see.” “Obviously, the mafia is not defeated,” said Mr. De Lucia. “It would be ...

Rome — Italian authorities arrested Italy's most-wanted fugitive on Monday, taking mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro into custody after a 30-year manhunt. Messina Denaro's arrest brings to a ...

Journalist and author Roberto Saviano, who has been living under police protection since his book “Gomorrah” was published in 2006, told CNN that it is common for Mafia bosses to crave attention.

Italy’s most wanted Mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, has died of cancer, authorities announced on Monday, eight months after his dramatic arrest after being on the run for three decades.

A mafia boss has broken out of a Sardinian prison using a rudimentary method of escape. Marco Raduano, known as "Pallone", fled from the high-security Badu 'e Carros Prison in Nuoro, to the east ...

Italian authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a top boss of the 'Ndrangheta mafia after almost five years on the run. He had been featured on the police's list of most dangerous criminals.

Reputed by investigators to be one of the Mafia’s most powerful bosses, Messina Denaro, 61, had been living as a fugitive in western Sicily, his stronghold, during at least much of his 30 years ...