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 ...

L'AQUILA, Italy – Rescue teams Wednesday pulled more bodies from the buildings shattered by a deadly earthquake in central Italy and Pope Benedict XVI said he would visit the shocked and injured ...

In August, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook central Italy, killing almost 300 people, leaving thousands homeless, and causing an estimated $5 billion in property damage. Today, rescue efforts center ...

The best way to support the recovery? Booking a trip and ordering second helpings. Francesco Lastrucci From left: The hill town of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, in Italy's Abruzzo region; pasta ...

After a major earthquake, like the ones that recently hit Turkey and Syria, one question often looms: How did we not see this coming? A judge from L'Aquila, Italy, even sentenced six scientists and a ...

In September that year the first quake-resistant Progetto C.A.S.E. (meaning "homes project") apartment blocks were thrown up. By August 2010 they would offer shelter to around 15,000 people.

The first pictures appeared immediately on Flickr and many more were uploaded during the day. l'Aquila distrutta… speravo fosse un sogno ed invece è tutta realtà… non ci posso ancora credere… mi si ...