Italy to hand over first new houses to victims of April 6 quake as temblors strike TuscanySeptember 15th, 2009 Italy quake victims get new homes; new quake hitsROME — The government is handing over dozens of new homes to victims of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the inauguration ceremony Tuesday for the first new homes in Onna, a tiny hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6.3-magnitude temblor.
France's Italian-born first lady donates $70,000 to L'Aquila quake survivorsJuly 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.
Gursharan Kaur meets Pope, sees quake devastationJuly 10th, 2009 L'AQUILA - While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been busy with back-to-back meetings of the G8-G5 summit and bilaterals with heads of other countries in this quake-hit town of central Italy, his wife Gursharan Kaur had her own engagements that included an audience with the Pope. Kaur was taken with wives of other top leaders by Italian authorities to have a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in Rome, about 100 km from here.
Clooney at G-8, tours ruins, says he'll shoot film in Italy quake areaJuly 9th, 2009 Clooney: I'll film in Italy quake areaL'AQUILA, Italy — George Clooney has toured the ruins of Italy's recent earthquake and told the survivors he'll shoot a film in their mountain region. The actor inspected crumbled buildings during a visit on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in L'Aquila.
Italy using G8 summit to urge participants to 'adopt' quake-damaged monumentsJuly 2nd, 2009 Italy hopes for quake reconstruction pledges at G8ROME — Italy is using the upcoming Group of Eight summit in quake-devastated central Italy to encourage participating countries to adopt monuments damaged in the temblor and pledge to help restore them. Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he would accompany individual heads of state, including the U.S.
Strong aftershock hits quake-struck area of central Italy, is felt as far as RomeJune 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.
Vatican to help restore art damaged in central Italy quakeApril 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.
Meet the 98yr-old Italy quake survivor who knitted her way to survivalApril 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.
Death toll in Italy quake crosses 150April 7th, 2009 ROME - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts, the Ansa news agency reported. The agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the capital Rome in reporting the figure, which was well up on the previous toll of at least 90 people killed.
Italian quake toll reaches 179April 7th, 2009 ROME - The death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy in the pre-dawn hours of Monday has risen to 179, reported officials from the battered town of L'Aquila. Of the dead, 40 bodies still need to be identified.
Magnitude-5.8 quake strikes Italy, deaths fearedApril 6th, 2009 ROME - A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, causing buildings to collapse in the historic centre of L'Aquila and raising fears of fatalities. Rome, Abruzzo and other parts of central Italy were hit by the quake, whose epicentre was in the area of Abruzzo's capital, L'Aquila, at a five-km depth, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
Two killed in Italy quakeApril 6th, 2009 ROME - Two people were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, television station TG24 reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday and caused the collapse of some buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome, the ANSA news agency reported.
Italy quake toll reaches 27April 6th, 2009 ROME - Twenty-seven people were killed Monday when a major earthquake rocked the central Italian region of Abruzzo, media reports quoted hospitals as saying. The regional capital L'Aquila and the ancient town of Castelnuovo were especially badly hit in the quake, which had a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, and many more deaths were feared once a clearer picture emerged.
Thirteen killed in Italy quakeApril 6th, 2009 ROME - At least 13 people, including four children, were killed Monday in a strong earthquake in central Italy, TV channels reported. The earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 rocked central Italy early Monday, damaging buildings in the town of Aquila, where the epicentre was located, some 95 km northeast of Rome.
Powerful earthquake hits ItalyApril 6th, 2009 ROME - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck central Italy early Monday. According to the ANSA news agency, the quake was reportedly felt in Rome and central Italy.
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