We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting facts about this medieval city, from why it’s named ‘The Eagle’ to its ...

Bells tolled Wednesday in hillside towns across central Italy as the first funerals got under way for victims of the country's devastating earthquake. The Vatican granted a dispensation so a funeral ...

"It was an earthquake which was by no means exceptional for L'Aquila and absolutely in line with the area's seismic history," Judge Giuseppe Grieco said in a legal summary released on Thursday, three ...

July 2 (Reuters) - Italy has given assurances that its G8 summit facilities in the medieval mountain town of L'Aquila can withstand almost any earthquake that might strike the devastated site of the ...

Six Italian scientists and a government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over statements they made prior to a 2009 earthquake that killed 309 in the town of L'Aquila. A year-long ...

A rare manslaughter case involving earthquake prediction continues to play out in Italy. After the April 6, 2009, L'Aquila earthquake, which killed 309 people, six of the country's top geoscientists ...

An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Italy, forcing some residents onto the streets. The magnitude-4.8 quake struck at a depth of 15.5km (9.6 miles) 35km north of the city of Lucca, officials ...

Like many here in Rome, we were awoken in the early hours of this morning by shaking beds, rattling doors, and the sounds of car alarms. An earthquake had hit the Eternal City — one of the most ...

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On March 31, 2009, just 6 days before the deadly quake struck, the seven convicted people had all participated in a meeting of Italy's National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major ...