Puglia 'Mafia Boss' arrest police

23 April 2011 last updated at 21: 02 GMT Francesco Campana had already were mafia sentenced to nine years in prison Association of the suspected leader of an organized crime group based in the region of Puglia, Italian police say.

Francesco Campana, 38, was arrested and on Saturday in a house in the medieval city of Oria, near the city of Brindisi.

Ministry of the Interior Roberto Maroni Mr Campana said arrest one more blow, the powerful Sacra Corona UNITA (United sacred Crown) represented organization.

The group, it is assumed that contraband and the smuggling of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

It is smaller and less known as the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, the ' Ndrangheta in Calabria and the Camorra in Naples.

Mr Campana already nine years in prison for his collaboration with the Sacra Corona UNITA were convicted, was announced by the police.

This is the second great success for the authorities to the mafia in Italy this week.

On Thursday, almost $300 m in assets seized by the ' Ndrangheta, including two fourth division football. The police say that the organization used the clubs, to try to increase their influence.

The BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Rome says that to take their efforts to the mafia assets in the last year the authorities have stepped up.

There were hundreds of arrests in every part of Italy and with all main Mafia organisations, our correspondent says.

And in the last few days, a study with 17 gangster, the a clan started, added.

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Doubt about Gbagbo ally arrest

15 April 2011 last updated at 15: 16 GMT the young patriots leader was under UN sanctions for incitement attacks provided the whereabouts by Charles Blé Goude, an important ally of the deposed Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo are unclear, after a spokesman drew a declaration he say were arrested.

The BBC's John James says there were many rumors about Mr. Blé Goude.

Mr. Blé Goude, known for his vitriolic talk, thousands of young men mobilized the army to join four-month election in the last days of the dispute.

Many other members of his group of young patriots were given weapons.

Since December, some 1,500 people were killed and forced a million from their homes.

Mr Gbagbo called Mr. Blé Goude his youth Minister after he refused to accept is that he lost November elections and tried, in the Office to remain.

Mr Gbagbo forces was captured on Monday in the presidential residence of President Alassane Ouattara and Mr. Blé Goude was not one taken of which at the same time in custody.

He made attacks against UN personnel in the year 2006 for incitement under UN sanctions.

Pledge allegiance

Mr Ouattara spokesman Patrick Achi had the BBC and French radio said that Mr. Blé Goude was being held in a secure location, without more information.

He later said told AFP: "the first information I was not later confirmed was."

Mr. Blé Goude aide, semi-bi, told the BBC after that, that he did not know of the detention or Mr. Blé Goude was.

The most moderate and undeclared members of the Government of Gbagbo have now pledged loyalty to President Ouattara, says our correspondent in Abidjan.

Others have fled from the country, often to neighbouring Ghana, or diplomatic protection, he says.

Plunge the conflict of the world's largest cocoa producer back into a civil war threatened.

After a deadlock Pro-Ouattara long forces down from swept their northern bases in the main city Abidjan.

Mr Gbagbo put up a final stand in the presidential residence, but additional firepower of UN and French troops the difference made.

Sexual slavery

A new report by the International Rescue Committee aid agency says alarming number of women and girls have been raped, sexually assaulted, beaten and violence, harassed by armed men as they many to neighboring Liberia were fleeing.

The IRC Liz Pender in the Liberian town of Ganta, said that those who report incidents represent a tiny fraction of the victims.

There are concerns about the humanitarian conditions for the thousands of people, who fled

"The types of sexual violence, that we are hearing is devastating," she told Network Africa programme of the BBC.

"It is rape, gang rape, it is, it is sexual slavery - men, which, they keep for a week, exchanged them as 'Women' it with their friends and managing either girls or women to escape or be killed then."

A woman told Ms. Pender as she was forced to watch as several men, her sister took round, which then flogged was raped to death.

Do it say the women she had attacked which side fighters.

This week promised Mr Ouattara, which is recognised by the UN peacekeeping force in the country as the winner of the November survey, a truth and Reconciliation Commission set up.

He said that all parties responsible for atrocities in the conflict Court would be made.

The UN refugee agency says that big reconciliation efforts for those will be needed, in the West of the country fled to return safely home.

It said in a statement that although fighting was ended, ethnic tensions were still high and many people in hiding in the Bush remain.

Some 27,000 people are still reported that in a church in the Western City of Duekoue, where they took protection as Pro-Ouattara on advanced Abidjan forces.

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In Donaldson, arrest murder probe

12 April 2011 last updated at 21: 52 GMT Denis Donaldson was murdered in April 2006, informer Denis Donaldson have arrested the Irish police a 70-year old man in connection with the murder of IRA.

The man is made in Letterkenny Garda station, County Donegal in question.

Mr Donaldson, who was former head of the Sinn Féin management at Stormont, dead shot in a remote cottage in Doochary, County Donegal in April 2006.

No one has ever the 56-year-old's murder accused were.

Four months before his death, Lord Donaldson of Sinn Féin was expelled, after he publicly announced that he had worked as an informer within the Republican movement for more than 20 years.

He had lived in Donegal, as he conceded that he was a paid spy.

Mr Donaldson was last seen on April 3, 2006, about 24 hours before he was assassinated by the Irish police (year) in Glenties.

His body was a member of the public, discovered, noted to open his door and dialed 999.

He had two shot gun wounds, one was on the head and one for his arm.

Up to 72 hours can be held for the man in custody. It is considered the first arrest by the police investigating the murder.

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Côte d ' Ivoire Gbagbo arrest head to head

11 April 2011 last updated at 16: 38 GMT Laurent Gbagbo was captured in good health

Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo was arrested in the city of Abidjan and delivered at the headquarters of the elected successor, Alassane Ouattara.

Mr Gbagbo was reportedly taken prisoner by Mr Ouattara forces after French tank on his residence advanced.

Here, a pro-Ouattara and Pro-Gbagbo supporters respond that the former President of arrest and debate, what's next for their troubled country.

We are really happy just pictures of former President Laurent Gbagbo, after caught.

It's a great feeling of happiness and celebration and we look forward now to end the intimidation, control and violence in our country.

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we hope will be the Republican forces and protect us so that we can be the date, where came we finally to freedom and to a responsible country "

end quote Ben Galle Galle Abidjan but, my family and I are too afraid", to leave the House.

We could assume not since last week on the streets, and my wife and children are currently hidden in the bedroom, as Gbagbo's "Boys" are still on the road, and we could outside hear recently some noise.

They have nor weapons and we are afraid that she could come and kill us.

This "young", which are mostly young students, were so stupid in, carrying around their arms as if they are toys and kill people.

We still do not know how they will react. You are only found from the news itself.

But we hope the Republican armed forces [Pro-Ouattara] will come and protect us so that we can be the date, where came we finally to freedom and to a country responsible.

The former President had 10 years and did nothing.

We have chosen, Alassane Ouattara and he must be given his chance.

I felt helpless when I heard the news. The West imposed its own form of democracy in C?te d'Ivoire.

But you can give the rebels not democracy, if you enter Gbagbo and him.

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what has created the international community in C?te d'Ivoire is a first - we have now crossed a line and we see a descent into hell "

end quote Anthony from Abidjan, currently in Ghana this is not the end of the crisis", only the beginning. There will be more bloodshed in Ivory Coast. The time of the real demonstration has still not properly.

It is so easy to topple an elected President. It is an international conspiracy, under the direction of France, the United States and the United Nations, which install President that they want.

You really have to put the neutrality of the UN forces in question now.

Ouattara is only a Western puppet. He is not representative of the population and has makes of violence, with the help of the French, the United States and the UN.

But tomorrow will be better for Ouattara. Is it retaliation by further violence. He has not the monopoly on violence.

What has created the international community in Ivory Coast, is a first.

Now we have crossed a line and we see a descent into hell.

What is happening in the last few weeks is nothing compared with above - what is a return to the civil war.

Interviews of Stephen Fottrell.

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Second arrest in murder inquiry

9 April 2011, last updated at 14: 43 GMT Richard Glyn Carslake was found dead in an apartment on Wednesday police has a second man in connection with the death of a 48-year-old man, whose body was arrested in an apartment in Newport.

Richard Glyn Carslake, 48, was found dead in the apartment on Jeddo Street, pill, on Wednesday.

A man, 50, from the Newport area an offender was arrested on Friday evening on suspicion of support.

Pontypool Torfaen, a 20-year old man was arrested on Thursday of suspicion of murder.

He remains in custody after magistrates officers granted a further 36 hours to question him.

A post mortem examination found that Mr Carslake died due to the pressure on the neck and face, was announced by the police.

Det ch INSP Ian Roberts of Gwent Police said: "we are still active on some lines of inquiry and I am grateful for the public, who have previously contacted us with information."

I am still very interested in talking to anyone who on or after March 29 have seen Richard, especially in the city centre or pill areas of Newport.

"All the information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, the investigation could help." All information would be confidential even the strictest.

"Police family liaison officers remain with Richard's family in this extremely difficult time."

Anyone who is information asked Gwent Police on 101 or the independent charity of Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 contact.

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