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by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:22

At least 260 people including 16 children have died in the L'Aquila earthquake, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday.He said the 8,500-strong…

QUAKE: Mafiosi evacuated from top security jail

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:18

Mafia bosses were among prisoners in L'Aquila's top-security jail transferred to other facilities in the early hours of Wednesday as aftershocks from Monday's…

QUAKE: Madonna gives to ancestors' home

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:13

Pop queen Madonna has made a substantial donation to the quake-stricken central Italian city where her roots lie.Madonna, 50, whose birth name is Madonna…

QUAKE: L'Aquila archbishop thanks Pope

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 06:39

The archbishop of L'Aquila, Msgr Giuseppe Molinari, has thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his announced intention to visit the region struck by Monday's…

QUAKE: Pope to visit Abruzzo as soon as possible

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 06:26

Pope Benedict XVI intends to visit the region of Abruzzo as soon as possible to offer his comfort to the survivors of this week's devastating earthquake there…

QUAKE: 250 dead, 11 still missing

by ITALY | Wed, 04/08/2009 - 05:17

The official death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Italy's central Abruzzo region has risen to 250, with 11 people still unaccounted for, the…

QUAKE: Terme di Caracalla ok

by ITALY | Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:37

The Terme di Caracalla archeological site in Rome was not damaged by Monday's earthquake in central Italy, Culture Undersecretary Francesco Giro said Tuesday…

QUAKE: Italy may accept U.S. help

by ITALY | Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:32

Italy may accept help from the United States following the L'Aquila earthquake, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday.After initially turning down offers of…

QUAKE: Vatican sends in its fire brigade

by ITALY | Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:27

The Vatican has sent an eight-man squad from its fire brigade to help with rescue efforts in the central Italian region of Abruzzo following Monday's…

QUAKE: 15 still missing

by ITALY | Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:01

Rescue teams are searching for 15 missing people in the ruins of this 13th-century city hit by an earthquake Monday, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said.The…