Court upholds sacking of 'violent kiss' boss Italy's highest appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a boss can be sacked for giving an employee a ''violent kiss''.

Anti-mafia pasta to help pensioners Special 'anti-Mafia' pasta will be on sale in Italy's main squares on Sunday with profits going to help the elderly, national senior citizens' resource network Auser said Thursday.

Pediatric surgeon Marcelletti under arrest A top pediatric heart surgeon was placed under house arrest on Tuesday on charges ranging from extortion to misappropriation of funds and fraud.

Mafia chief's portrait on Palermo cathedral A series of Graffiti portraits of fugitive Cosa Nostra kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro appeared Thursday morning on a back wall of the Palermo cathedral, police reported.

Mobster behind bars after 'pizzo' tip-off Anti-Mafia campaigners in Sicily were celebrating another victory on Tuesday when a mobster who demanded protection money from a Palermo businessman was arrested following a tip-off from his victim.

Pizzo guys nabbed as victims react Police arrest 20 on word of fed- up Palermo businesses - More than 20 Cosa Nostra bag men were picked up Monday in a fresh sign that victims of protection rackets are rebelling against the Mob.

Shoppers get chance to snub Mafia Racket- free supermarket opens in Sicilian capital - Shoppers in the Sicilian capital of Palermo will soon get the chance to thumb their noses at the Mafia by taking their custom to a supermarket with solid racketeering-free credentials.

Wine sets seal on Mafia seizure 'Centopassi' to star at Vinitaly - Wine produced in hills once tainted by Mafia ownership will hold a place of honour at Italy's most prestigious wine festival this month. Vinitaly will showcase Centopassi, the first-ever series of wines made entirely from grapes grown on lands seized from Mafia bosses.

Furore over release of Riina son 'Serious incident', interior minister saysThe release of a son of jailed Cosa Nostra 'boss of bosses' Salvatore (Toto') Riina sparked a furore on Thursday.

Ex- Mafia fief to offer home cooking Riina property becomes 'agriturismo' - Lovers of traditional Sicilian cuisine will soon be able to dine and stay at a country property that once belonged to Italy's bloodiest Mafia boss.