He was a Canberra Raiders captain before paying it forward by starting a youth mentoring foundation. Now Terry Campese wants to tackle state politics and use his experiences to deliver for his community. Queanbeyan born-and-bred, Mr Campese is standing as the Labor candidate at the NSW March 25 election in the traditional Nationals stronghold seat … Read more
An Italian fugitive and convicted murderer suspected of belonging to the ‘Ndrangheta syndicate, one of Italy’s most powerful organized crime groups, was busted this week after more than 16 years on the run, including years spent working at a pizza restaurant in France, the Interpol international police agency said. Edgardo Greco is seen working at … Read more
A convicted mafia killer who had his victims dissolved in acid has been arrested after being discovered working as a pizza maker in France. Edgardo Greco was captured in the town of Saint-Etienne in southern France, where he worked as a restaurant chef and “pizzaiolo” or pizza maker. He had adopted the alias Paolo Dimitri … Read more
Children should not have to spend time with their grandparents if they don’t want to, Italy’s highest court has ruled. In Italy, the bonds between children and their “nonni” are considered practically sacred, with grandparents often picking kids up from school and looking after them until their parents return from work. Grandparents dote on their … Read more
Arsenal are among the clubs exploring a possible move for Chelsea midfielder Jorginho before the transfer deadline. The Premier League leaders are very light on cover for first-choice holding midfielder Thomas Partey, with Mohamed Elneny absent through injury. Arsenal have now expressed an interest in Italy international Jorginho. There are other names thought to be … Read more
Police investigating the Costa Nostra boss have found posters of Al Pacino as the Godfather and Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, as well as a loaded gun and bullets, on the walls of the apartment where he is thought to have lived before his arrest. Matteo Messina Denaro, 60, formerly Italy’s most wanted man, was … Read more
US tourist is fined £500 for trying to drive his rented Fiat Panda across famous medieval Ponte Vecchio bridge in Italy as he tried to find somewhere to park Californian man told police he was unaware he was even on the famous bridge He told police he was searching for a parking spot during trip … Read more
Italian police said Thursday they have dismantled a ‘Ndrangheta mafia ring dominating a large area of southern Calabria and seized assets exceeding 250 million euros. The early-hour blitz by over 300 police officers centered on areas of Italy’s poorest region controlled by the Mancuso clan and its affiliates — a powerful branch of the infamous … Read more
A huge asteroid will sweep by Earth this week in our fourth-closest call with one of the space objects on record. The space rock, dubbed 2023 BU, was discovered by NASA just last weekend and is now set to soar through Earth’s atmosphere, coming within 3400km of our planet’s surface on Thursday morning. The asteroid … Read more
Italian police in Sicily on Monday arrested the man whose identity was used by a convicted Mafia boss who became Italy’s No. 1 fugitive during 30 years on the run, authorities said. Carabinieri police said that Andrea Bonafede had been arrested on a warrant issued by judicial authorities in Palermo. Investigators contend that Bonafede received … Read more