venerdì 19 febbraio 2016

Two migrants drowned off the coast of Sicily

People carry a bag containing the dead body of a drowned migrant on the Sicilian beach of Siculiana, Italy February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Clothes belonging to migrants were left on the Sicilian beach of Siculiana, Italy February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

giovedì 4 febbraio 2016

Palermo: Trial over state-mafia pact

Massimo Ciancimino testifies in alleged state-mafia pact trial at the Ucciardone prison's bunker-courthouse in Palermo, Italy February 4, 2016. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Prosecutors Francesco Del Bene (L), Antonino Di Matteo (CL), Roberto Tartaglia (CR) and Vittorio Teresi (R) stand during alleged state-mafia pact trial at the Ucciardone prison's bunker-courthouse in Palermo, Italy February 4, 2016. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

giovedì 12 novembre 2015

Italian police arrest mafia boss Salvatore Profeta

Mafia boss Salvatore Profeta is escorted by Italian police out of a Palermo police station to the jail, Italy November 12, 2015. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Mafia boss Salvatore Profeta is escorted by Italian police out of a Palermo police station to the jail, Italy November 12, 2015. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane


lunedì 2 novembre 2015

Palermo: Italian police arrest 22 alleged mafia members

Prosecutor Leonardo Agueci (L) speaks with chief prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi as they arrive at the Palermo Courthouse to hold a news conference about the arrest of 22 alleged mafia members, Italy November 2, 2015. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

Prosecutor Leonardo Agueci (C) sits next to chief prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi (L) and police colonel Salvatore Altavilla (R) as he explains the details of the operation that led to the arrest of 22 alleged mafia members, during a news conference at the Palermo Courthouse, Italy November 2, 2015. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A Carabinieri paramilitary policeman stands guard during a news conference at the Palermo Courthouse, Italy November 2, 2015. Italian police coordinated an operation that led to the arrest of 22 alleged mafia members. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

lunedì 19 ottobre 2015

NATO opens large scale military exercise in Trapani

Italian soldiers hold flags during the opening ceremony of NATO's large scale military exercise Trident Juncture at the Birgi Airbase in Trapani, Italy October 19, 2015. LaPresse/Guglielmo Mangiapane

NATO soliders participate in NATO's large scale military exercise Trident Juncture at the Birgi Airbase in Trapani, Italy October 19, 2015. LaPresse/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Military planes fly in formation during NATO's large scale military exercise Trident Juncture at the Birgi Airbase in Trapani, Italy October 19, 2015. LaPresse/Guglielmo Mangiapane

General Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO Military Committee, attends NATO's large scale military exercise Trident Juncture at the Birgi Airbase in Trapani, Italy October 19, 2015. LaPresse/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Military planes fly during NATO's large scale military exercise Trident Juncture at the Birgi Airbase in Trapani, Italy October 19, 2015. LaPresse/Guglielmo Mangiapane

venerdì 2 ottobre 2015

Massimo D'Alema attends Democratic Party convention in Palermo

Former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema gestures as he speaks during a public debate at Festa Nazionale dell'Unità of Italian PD (Democratic Party), in Palermo, Italy October 2, 2015. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane


giovedì 23 luglio 2015

Governor of Sicily Rosario Crocetta makes first public appearance after wiretapping scandal


Sicilian Governor Rosario Crocetta speaks in the Sicilian Parliament for the first time after the scandal generated by a story published by the newspaper L'Espresso in Palermo, Italy July 23, 2015. The story contained an alleged conversation between Rosario Crocetta and his doctor Matteo Tutino who is believed to have said: "Lucia Borsellino has to end up like her father". Lucia Borsellino's father Paolo Borsellino was killed by the mafia on July 19, 1992. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

The chamber of the Sicilian parliament is crowded as Sicilian Governor Rosario Crocetta speaks for the first time after the scandal generated by a story published by the newspaper L'Espresso in Palermo, Italy July 23, 2015. The story contained an alleged conversation between Rosario Crocetta and his doctor Matteo Tutino who is believed to have said: "Lucia Borsellino has to end up like her father". Lucia Borsellino's father Paolo Borsellino was killed by the mafia on July 19, 1992. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Sicilian Governor Rosario Crocetta speaks during his first press conference after the scandal generated by a story published by the newspaper L'Espresso in Palermo, Italy July 23, 2015. The story contained an alleged conversation between Rosario Crocetta and his doctor Matteo Tutino who is believed to have said: "Lucia Borsellino has to end up like her father". Lucia Borsellino's father Paolo Borsellino was killed by the mafia on July 19, 1992. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Sicilian Governor Rosario Crocetta gestures as he speaks during his first press conference after the scandal generated by a story published by the newspaper L'Espresso in Palermo, Italy July 23, 2015. The story contained an alleged conversation between Rosario Crocetta and his doctor Matteo Tutino who is believed to have said: "Lucia Borsellino has to end up like her father". Lucia Borsellino's father Paolo Borsellino was killed by the mafia on July 19, 1992. LAPRESSE/Guglielmo Mangiapane