L'Aquila: G-8 To Be Held In Italy's Earthquake-Stricken Town
Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the ...
Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the ...
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
The April 6 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, damaged more than just homes and buildings, it affected the culture of the region. Old churches and school...
Nicole Stremlau | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
Berlusconi suggested that the residents leave the wreckage of their homes, and "go to the coast, it's Easter." His comments are a worrying sign of the disconnect with reality that power creates.
AP | VANESSA GERA and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.11.2009 | World
L'AQUILA, Italy — It was a scene that moved a nation: mourners clinging to one another and sobbing over neat rows of more than 200 coffins, some...
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.09.2009 | World
Two days after Italy's cataclysmic earthquake that has left 260 dead, a 98-year-old woman was found knitting in her bedroom. The AP has the video acc...
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has caused outrage (again) for apparently making a disrespectful comment about the thousands of survivors of ...
AP | MARTA FALCONI and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
L'AQUILA, Italy — Built as a mountain stronghold during the Middle Ages, this cultural gem in central Italy has withstood sieges and battles _ b...
Reuters | Gavin Jones | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
ROME (Reuters) -- An Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L'Aquila weeks before disaster struck the city on Monday, killing more than...
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
A powerful earthquake has rocked central Italy, killing at least 90 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless, the AP reports. Ambulances screame...
Luca Sofri | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
For the whole night many people have been exchanging news on Friendfeed and Twitter, while newsrooms where still dark and silent.
Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 05.24.2009 | World