1.   A Cypriot taxi driver was shot dead early Monday and police reportedly suspect the attack may have been carried out by Russian mafia gunmen.

2.   State-run Cyprus radio said police suspect the attack may be the work of Russian mafia gunmen because Hadjivassilis worked closely with Russian business executives in Limassol.

3.   Indeed, the police fanned out to disperse the crowd, at times firing in unison with the mafia gunmen.

4.   Suspected mafia gunmen killed a father and son in the Palermo suburbs late Tuesday, riddling them with bullets as they at in their car outside their home.