Thirteen killed in Italy quake

September 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.

September 15th, 2009 Italy quake survivors get new homesROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed out keys Monday to some of the first new homes for survivors of the April 6 earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy. "May this be a nest of love for a new life, to look ahead, thinking of a future with serenity and hope," Berlusconi told a young mother, her eyes glistening with tears of emotion as he gave her keys to a new home in Onna, a hamlet that was leveled by the magnitude 6.3-magnitude temblor.

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.

April 23rd, 2009 Italy asks to move G-8 summit to quake-hit cityROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he wants to move this summer's Group of Eight summit to earthquake-stricken L'Aquila from Sardinia to both save money and provide the region with an economic boost. Berlusconi told a news conference after a Cabinet meeting in L'Aquila that the security costs of holding the July 8-10 summit in the Sardinian island of La Maddalena would have cost euro220 million ($285 million) alone — money better spent on reconstruction efforts in Italy's central Abruzzo region.

April 11th, 2009 ROME - Rescue teams in Italy's central Abruzzo region continued to sift through the rubble Saturday, six days after an earthquake that left at least 290 dead. Volunteer rescue workers using a special microphone had Friday night scoured the rubble of a house in the city of L'Aquila, where noises had been heard.

April 7th, 2009 ROME - The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday morning has damaged at least four old churches. The Italian Culture Ministry said the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, a striking pink-and-white stone-faced structure, was among the buildings severely damaged.

April 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.

April 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.

April 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.

April 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.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Open Richter Scale has reportedly rocked central Italy, 53 miles northeast of Rome. A Fox News report quoted the U.S.

April 6th, 2009 ROME - At least 13 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in central Italy, Italian officials say. The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck at 3.32 a.m.

April 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.

April 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.

January 9th, 2009 SAN JOSE - The toll in Costa Rica's 6.2 magnitude quake has risen to 10, EFE reported. Officials said the most affected regions are near the epicentre of the quake near a mountainous region in the central part of Costa Rica.