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Antonio "Tony" Ciavarello is the son-in-law of the infamous "Boss of All Bosses" Toto Riina, aka "U Curtu" ("the short one"), who ran Sicilian mafia syndicate Cosa Nostra.

Kazakhstan has announced plans to change the nation's name in a bid to break free from decades of Russian political influence.

Polanski accused of under-age rape by a woman who says he assaulted her in 1972 in Gstaad, Switzerland.

George Papadopoulos is the latest to be charged in relation to the wide-ranging investigation into possible Russian collusion.

The White Lives Matter rallies in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro were organised by the Nationalist Front coalition, made up of some of the same groups involved in the violent march in Charlottesville in August.

A Japanese company has offered its employees six days of paid time off after they complained their colleagues were taking too long for cigarette breaks.

After Spain dissolved the Catalan government, its leader Carles Puigdemont called for mass civil disobedience.

Danish inventor admits to dismembering body of Swedish reporter - but denies killing as he offers new explanation of her death to police.

The student was honoured to receive the award, but couldn't accept it based on the views of the Liberal MP.

The Kim Jong-un regime is widely suspected to be covertly using its satellite programme to develop its ballistic missile operations.

Manafort is thought to be the first individual to face possible charges over Russian collusion during the 2016 election.

French police have been accused of "unprovoked and extreme" violence against refugees, including children, in the port of Calais.

Homosexuality is not legal in Egypt, but members of the LGBT community face discrimination, violence and arrests in the country.

The bride wore white, the female guests wore colourful clothes, and men and women danced together as music rang out across the war-ravaged Jazra area of the city of Raqqa.

In a press conference held in Melbourne on Monday, 30 October, Broad said that he took "full responsibility" for his actions.

The Syrian defence ministry alleged that the US-backed SDF destroyed over 90% of the city and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of civilians.

Lau Hon Meng from Singapore and Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia were detained for importing drone and flying above government buildings without necessary permission.

The couple admitted to snatching a pair of macaques during their visit to Shanghai's Sheshan National Forest Park in August, local media reports said.

The artist believed to have made the mural on the Bethlehem wall said he wanted to highlight the plight of Palestinian people stuck in "an indoor prison".

The B-2 Spirit, one of the deadliest weapons in the US Air Force, was sent as Washington's message in reaffirming its commitment to the allies in the region.

The women behind the initiative, Moran Barir and Dana Etgar, said they came up with the idea at the Anna Loulou bar itself.

Turki Al-Asheikh, chairman of the General Sports Authority, announced stadiums in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah will be ready to receive families starting in 2018.

Rose McGowan said a representative for Harvey Weinstein offered to pay her off if she signed a non-disclosure agreement.

A 14-year-old Russian model died after working a gruelling 12-hour fashion show in Shanghai, China. The girl suffered chronic meningitis 'compounded by severe exhaustion'.

Kim Jong-un was photographed at the production plant in Pyongyang alongside wife Ri Sol-ju who encouraged North Korean women to be 'more beautiful', the state's news agency said.

AJ Burgess is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and his family said today that ''his spirit is strong but his body is weakening.''

A woman cyclist was pictured flipping the bird at the POTUS as she was overtaken by the billionaire as he left the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Saturday (28 October).

The Russian Mi-8 civilian helicopter crashed into the sea after disappearing from radars on Thursday. Norwegian rescuers say a wreckage has been found on the ocean floor.

"We have built, are building and will continue to build missiles," he told the Iranian parliament.