* Five-hour nursery hostage drama winds up peacefully Feb 15, 2008
AFP, REGGIO DI CALABRIA, ITALY Friday, Feb 15, 2008, Page 6 ... "He surrendered without put-ting up a fight," police said after the five-hour ordeal in Reggio di Calabria. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Children, teacher held hostage Feb 14, 2008
From correspondents in Reggio Di Calabria ... "Taking advantage of a moment when his guard was down, officers overcame him and he surrendered without putting up a fight," police said after the five-hour ordeal in Reggio di Calabria, a city in the "toe" of Italy. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
As one mafia fades, Italy faces another Nov 10, 2007
Last February, a protest in Reggio di Calabria drew thousands into the streets. In recent weeks, the group has staged regular protests against the government's pending transfer of Luigi De Magistris, an antimafia magistrate investigating links between politicians and the 'Ndrangheta. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Stile: Molinelli's trip may cost job Oct 11, 2007
" Molinelli, Oury and others have gone on several Italian group vacations in the past (although Coniglio was not part of them). The first was to a food festival in Parma. On the most recent trip, the group visited the home in Calabria where one of them was born and met with the mayor of Reggio di Calabria, a Greek settlement wracked over the centuries by conquest and earthquakes. Then they all headed off to a local restaurant. Molinelli did not return three telephone calls for comment Wednesday.... (NorthJersey.com, NJ)
Ship collision off Italian mainland kills 3 Jan 16, 2007
The hydrofoil, operated by Italian Railways, was carrying about 150 passengers from Reggio di Calabria on the mainland to Messina across the busy strait when it collided with the Antiguan-flagged container ship, the Susan Borchard. Coastguard and fire-fighting vessels rushed to the scene following a fire aboard the ferry after the collision, which occurred around 6:20pm (4:20am AEDT). (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
