Cosa Nostra

Feared Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore Riina, convicted for ordering dozens of murders, dies in jail at 87

Salvatore "Toto" Riina, the Sicilian Mafia's most powerful boss of the 20th century who was convicted for ordering dozens of murders, died of natural causes early on Friday after almost a quarter of a century in jail.

Berlusconi paid Mafia for protection: top Italy court

The former media magnate paid Cosa Nostra huge sums of money in the '70s when he was a victim of extortion.