
Lavitola Arrested in Ranucci Case, Accused of 'Mafia Method'
Former Avanti director Valter Lavitola has been arrested, with the Rome prosecutor's office accusing him of using 'mafia methods' in an alleged plot to facilitate someone's entry into politics. An arrest warrant has also been issued for Tavares, an intermediary.

Owners of Swiss Bar Charged After Deadly New Year's Fire
The owners of 'Le Constellation' bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, have been charged by the Rome prosecutor's office following a New Year's Eve fire that resulted in 41 deaths and 115 injuries.

Nordio's chief of staff set to face charges over Almasri case
(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 26 - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio's Chief of Staff Giusy Bartolozzi is set to face charges from the Rome prosecutor's office for allegedly lying in relation to Italy's release last year of a Libyan general wanted for war crimes, she said Thursday.
Bartolozzi said she had been notified that the prosecutors had completed their probe into her, normally the prelude to charges being laid.
She said she was "serene and will go forward" while Nordio said he was "perplexed by the t...