AP - A former member of the notorious Aryan Brotherhood prison gang testified Thursday that gang kingpin Barry "The Baron" Mills once ordered a killing at the request of John Gotti after another inmate jumped the mob boss in a prison yard.

AFP - Six soldiers killed by an Iraqi mob in one of the British army's bloodiest episodes of recent times could not call for help because of a lack of satellite radios, an inquest heard.

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from an alleged Montreal mob boss over whether he is entitled to bail during a prolonged extradition fight.

AP - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Thursday to hold onto his job in the face of mass street protests, saying he would not bow to mob rule but that he might retire from politics at a later date.

AFP - A coroner's inquest began hearing graphic details about how six Royal Military Police soldiers were killed by an Iraqi mob in one of the British army's bloodiest episodes of recent times.

Reuters - ABC hit "Desperate Housewives" muscled in on the highly anticipated return of HBO mob drama "The Sopranos," but the ladies of Wisteria Lane got their own ratings "whacked" a bit in the process, Nielsen Media Research reported on Tuesday.

An inquest into six military policemen who were killed by a mob in southern Iraq begins.

AP - One show ended with a bang and the other — not the one you'd expect — featured a knife fight before the opening credits finished rolling. It was the first television duel between "The Sopranos" and "Desperate Housewives."

AP - It's a crime story that begs for a best seller: A pair of oft-decorated NYPD detectives are accused of leading double lives, joining the mob's payroll. They allegedly go on a crime spree, leave a trail of dead bodies, and retire to a life as Las Vegas high rollers.

Reuters - Mob boss Tony Soprano may be the toughest dad on television today, but the latest patriarch on prime time, Viagra-popping polygamist Bill Hendrickson on new cable TV drama "Big Love," is clearly busier.

Reuters - The end is finally near for America's favorite mob family, and Las Vegas is cheerfully setting odds on who gets to sleep with the fishes.

Reuters - Mob boss Tony Soprano may be the toughest dad on television today, but the latest patriarch on his way to prime time is clearly busier -- Utah polygamist Bill Hendrickson on new cable TV drama "Big Love."

AP - The extradition of a suspected Israeli mob boss to face drug charges in Miami and \@New York\@ is drawing new attention to Israel's increasingly brazen underworld, where gangsters have bombed busy streets and fired anti-tank missiles.