Sunday, April 12th, 2009
L'Aquila (Italy), April 11 (DPA) A state funeral for many of the victims of Monday's earthquake in Italy began Friday with a message from Pope Benedict XVI and also included prayers offered by a Muslim cleric.
'I am spiritually close' to those who have suffered in the 'immense tragedy' the pontiff's ...
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
London, Apr 9 (ANI): 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 ...
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_13955" align="alignleft" width="399" caption="ITALY EARTHQUAKE"][/caption]L'AQUILA, Italy – A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing at least 91 people in the country's deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were injured.
Ambulances screamed ...
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