Soccer Teams Hold Tribute for Mafia Boss
ROME (Reuters) - Players and fans at a local league match in southern Italy held a minute's silence to remember a suspected Mafia boss over the weekend, angering politicians and embarrassing soccer authorities.

MAFIA: GASPARRI COMMENTS ACTS OF INTIMIDATION
(AGI) - Catanzaro, Italy, Oct. 7 - "The serious act of intimidation aimed at the Mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Scopelliti, is the last in a long series of acts of escalation which have been taking place in various parts of the region", said Communications Minister Maurizio Gasparri.

Afghan drug 'mafia' behind assassination bid: minister
KABUL, Oct 7 : Drug lords are suspected of being behind an assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate days ahead of elections, a government minister said Thursday.