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Trial over ‘state-Mafia pact’ opens in Sicily

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http://www.euronews.com/ Former Italian politicians, policemen and gangsters have gone on in accused of making secret deals following a series of bomb attacks in the 1990s.

Ten people including the then interior minister, Nicola Mancino, are in the dock and prominent figures such as President Giorgio Napolitano will be called as witnesses.

Prosecutors allege that the state agreed to be lenient with the Mafia, allowing for fewer trials and easier prison conditions in exchange for an end to their violent campaign.

But on Monday Mancino protested at being tried alongside Mafia bosses like the infamous Toto Riina.

“The ones who have committed violent acts against the state are the others, they can defend themselves, they might even be cleared, but in any case I’m not one of them. You all (journalists) are looking at me, Nicola Mancino, but I am charged with false testimony, which is a minor crime, serious, but a minor one,” complained Mancino.

The hearing was adjourned until Friday. Anti-mafia activists heckled Mancino as he came out of the courtroom.

Twenty years ago the Mafia was in a virtual war against the Italian state. There were bombings in major cities and two leading anti-Mafia judges were assassinated.

Allegations that the state gave in to the Mafia to restore calm have yet to be proved in a case which is expected to last for years.

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Survivors recount the horror of Christchurch

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The survivors of the Christchurch earthquake are lucky to be alive, but are in a state of shock, and have memories that may be hard to forget.

Matters may soon get worse if the many people trapped in buildings are not reached in time.

“We tried to get out through our lunchroom to our fire escape but it had all collapsed, so we were just on a concrete edge of the building and then the firetruck ladder helped us down,” said one survivor.

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Sherlock Holmes fans recreate iconic Moriarty showdown in Switzerland

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Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts gathered at Switzerland’s Reichenbach Falls to recreate the detective’s famous confrontation with Professor Moriarty from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1893 story The Final Problem.

More than 130 years later, fans dressed in Victorian costume continue to celebrate one of literature’s most enduring fictional characters.

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Four dead and two injured after train hits school bus in Belgium, deputy PM says

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Four dead and two injured after train hits school bus in Belgium, deputy PM says

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear and an investigation has been opened, the public prosecutor’s office said.

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