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Minor found in car boot

Frontier police in Bari have arrested a 42-year-old Greek citizen who hid two Afghan boys in his car in order to smuggle them into Italy. The younger boy, aged 15, was crammed into a suitcase in the boot..

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A Texan in Bari

When Timothy Barton first came to Bari little did he (or the Baresi) know that he would become a household name in the capital of Puglia and well-known throughout the football-loving crowds of Italy.

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Bari prosecutors lock away recordings in escorts' probe

Prosecutors have locked away audio tapes made by a woman who alleges she was paid to attend parties at Silvio Berlusconi's Rome home, judicial sources said on Thursday as his lawyer dismissed talk the premier might face legal tangles in the case.

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Suspected al Qaeda leaders in Europe arrested in Bari

Italy has officially charged two detainees of being leaders of a logistical support team for the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda.

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Bari's Festa di San Nicola

The Festa di San Nicola, or Feast of Saint Nicholas, is one of the grandest celebrations in southern Italy, lasting for three days, the 7, 8, and 9 May in the port city of Bari in Puglia.

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Medvedev to oversee return of Bari's Russian Church

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano will attend a ceremony to return a Russian orthodox church in the city of Bari to Russia on March 1.

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Blaze at Peroni beer plant

A fire broke out at a Peroni beer plant in Bari Friday after two tanks exploded.

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Degree sale scandal at Bari university

A top southern Italian university was hit by a corruption scandal on Thursday, with the arrest of six people including two lecturers accused of selling degree exams and theses.

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Police crack 'kamikaze' mafia clan

Police in Bari arrested 24 people on Monday, dismantling one of the oldest and most feared mafia clans that threatened to use a pool of young 'kamikaze' members to protect its interests.

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