PALERMO, Italy, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A major crackdown on organized crime in Palermo, Italy, has kept the Cosa Nostra from "getting back on its feet," a top mafia prosecutor said Tuesday.

CORLEONE, Italy, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The grown sons of jailed Costa Nostra bosses Bernardo Provenzano and Salvatore Riina are asking the Italian public to let their families live in peace.

UPI Almanac for Friday, April 11, 2008.

PALERMO, Italy, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Italian police went after alleged business assets of the Sicilian Mafia, seizing bank accounts, a quarry, a shopping mall and a seaside development Thursday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Law enforcement authorities Thursday arrested reputed crime family members in New York and Italy on numerous charges, including murder and racketeering.

PALERMO, Italy, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Italian police have arrested 39 alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia including a son of imprisoned reputed organized crime boss Salvatore Lo Piccolo.

PEIDMONT, Italy, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Officials at Novara prison in Piedmont, Italy, have increased security for inmate Bernardo Provenzano, a top figure in organized crime.

PALERMO, Italy, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Italy arrested a suspect Monday who is believed to be the head of the Cosa Nostra crime group.

PALERMO, Italy, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Authorities in Italy are concerned that a recent wedding ring exchange by two convicted crime bosses could represent a resurgence of the Mafia in Italy.