Fugitive mafia boss wanted for murder arrested in Amalfi Coast luxury villa

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A mafia boss wanted for murder has been arrested at a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast after more than a year on the run, Italian police have said.

In a statement, Italy's Carabinieri military police force said Roberto Mazzarella had escaped last January when he was supposed to have been arrested on murder charges.

The 48-year-old, arrested in the town of Vietri sul Mare, is considered a powerful figure within the Camorra organised crime group in Naples, and is


What we know so far about the search for missing US airman in Iran

US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.

Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites

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The global increase in the price of fuel is putting pressure on the finances of the Senegalese government

Government ministers in Senegal have been banned from all non-essential foreign travel following the rise in the price of oil resulting from the conflict in Iran, the prime minister has announced.

Speaking at a youth rally on Friday, Ousmane Sonko said that the current cost of a barrel of oil was approaching double what had been budgeted for.

Sonko has postponed his own trips to Niger, Spain and

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Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison

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US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the site, also known as The Rock, was once regarded as one of America's most notorious prisons, but has served as a tourist attraction in recent years.

The budget request is seeking money "to rebuild Alcatraz as a state

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Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky

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Kharkiv's mayor described the day of strikes on the city as "one of the biggest"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of choosing "Easter escalation" over an Easter ceasefire after Russia carried out another deadly large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine.

Six civilians were killed and 40 others injured as Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles across the country.

Major daytime attacks, which were once rare, have been increasing.

It's happening as efforts to end the war, led by

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Football rally in Peru leaves one dead and dozens injured

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Fans and an ambulance outside Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.

An incident ahead of a local football derby in the Peruvian capital Lima has left one fan dead and dozens injured.

Officials are investigating the cause. Initial reports suggested parts of the stadium's wall and structure had collapsed, which has since been disputed.

Confirming the death, Peruvian Health Minister Juan Carlos Velasco Guerrero told media at a Lima hospital that 47 people were hurt - three of whom are in a critical condition.


How Canada's largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark

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Gun shop owner Frank Nardi says many clients are confused by the gun-buy back programme and which firearms fall under the ban

Heidi Rathjen has been calling for a ban on assault-style rifles since 1989, when a gunman opened fire on her classmates at Montreal's École Polytechnique.

The shooting, in which 14 women were killed and more than a dozen injured, was a turning point for Canada, changing how the country viewed gun violence.

More than two decades later, after another

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'We want a voice in our land' - the people evicted to build Nigeria's capital

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Lami Ezekiel in front of the home built for her by the government in the late 80s. She appears to be blind in one eye and is wearing a black and red floral dress, She is sitting on the ground next to a saucepan on a wood fire. Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Now in her 80s, Lami Ezekiel remembers construction crews arriving in her ancestral home in Maitama, as it was destroyed to build Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

"We just saw big trucks and construction vehicles destroying our farms," she recalls.

This was in the late 1980s. She, like others who lived on the land on which the city was built, say they are still waiting for the compensation they were promised at the time.

The planning

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How Bombay went from a fort city to a bustling metropolis

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A painting of a night view of Marine Drive, called the 'Queen's Necklace', captures Bombay's modern glow

From seven islands to a city of 20 million, Bombay (now Mumbai) has been shaped over centuries by political, economic and social forces.

From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.

The city is ever-evolving, the past giving way to the future

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Faced with new energy shock, Europe asks if reviving nuclear is the answer

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Belgium is one of a number of European countries revising their nuclear strategy

With a pit in their stomach, families and industries across Europe are watching gas prices and the cost of filling vehicles with petrol spiral.

While the UK government has told voters pretty much to keep calm and carry on, the European Commission - the EU's executive arm - has called on people to work more from home and to travel a lot less.

Policymakers warn things could get much worse - depending on what happens next in

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