Clooney at G-8, tours ruins, says he’ll shoot film in Italy quake area

October 6th, 2009 Ky. honors native son Clooney with arts awardFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is honoring native son George Clooney with an award from the governor.

September 8th, 2009 Clooney speeds into Venice for premiere of 'Goats'VENICE, Italy — George Clooney wants viewers to know one thing about his new movie, a comic tale of "psychic warfare" by the U.S. military: It's not a war movie.

July 10th, 2009 France's first lady visits quake-torn cityL'AQUILA, Italy — France's Italian-born first lady has pledged a personal donation of euro50,000 ($70,000) to a hospital treating quake survivors. Carla Bruni toured the damaged central Italian town of L'Aquila and said her husband's government will contribute euro3.2 million to help repair the dome of the Santa Maria du Suffragio church on the town's central square.

July 7th, 2009 Basketball court ready for Obama at G-8L'AQUILA, Italy — A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. president is accustomed.

June 23rd, 2009 Italy: Strong aftershock hits quake zoneROME — A powerful aftershock hit the quake-struck areas of central Italy on Monday, rattling buildings as far away as Rome. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Television presenter Lisa Snowdown is yet to find her Mr. Right. The 37-year-old beauty, who was in an on/off relationship with Hollywood hunk George Clooney, said she's still waiting for her Mr Right.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star George Clooney has paid tribute to fellow activist Mia Farrow for fasting to bring attention to the ongoing problems in Sudan. The two stars have become leading celebrity campaigners about the genocide in Sudan.

April 28th, 2009 Pope to visit quake-hit area in central ItalyONNA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI will visit the region in central Italy devastated by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people earlier this month. Benedict's first stop Tuesday will be the village of Onna, which was virtually leveled and where around 40 of the hamlet's 300 residents were killed by the 6.3-magnitude temblor that struck April 6.

April 22nd, 2009 Vatican to help restore art damaged in Italy quakeVATICAN CITY — The Vatican will help restore paintings, statues and other artworks damaged in the earthquake that devastated central earlier this month. Francesco Buranelli, a top culture official at the Holy See, said experts from the Vatican museums will directly restore some of the works.

April 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Plans to remake 1984's hit film 'Footloose' have been thrown into crisis over Chace Crawford's commitments to teen drama Gossip Girl, it has emerged. According to E! Online, Crawford is said to be in final talks to replace Zac Efron in the film, but the actor is struggling to find time for the shoot.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - A 98-year-old women had a unique surviving strategy after she was captured in the rubble caused by the L'Aquila earthquake in Italy-busying herself in knitting. When rescue workers reached Maria D'Antuono, she revealed that in the 30 hours of being trapped in the rubble, she resorted to knitting to keep herself busy and stay alive.

April 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop queen Madonna has made a "substantial donation" for supporting relief efforts in Pacentro, Italy, which was struck by a devastating earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on Monday. The Mayor of Pacentro had made an appeal for help to Madonna, whose paternal grandparents lived in there until 1919.

February 27th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star George Clooney's sprawling villa in Italy has a new temporary occupant - football star David Beckham. The actor has sublet his villa to Beckham, who is playing in Italy nowadays, reports thesun.co.uk.

February 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Hollywood star George Clooney is said to be dating slain Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's niece Fatima Bhutto. But the film star says those days could be coming to an end if the 26-year-old poet-journalist wants to take the relationship to the next level and spend some serious time with him in the US, The Nation reported Wednesday quoting The National Enquirer.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has hired a costly ship - The Ice Maiden - at 6,000 pounds a day to shoot a few scenes for his film 'Phir'. 'It was the costliest shoot that I have done.