MIRANDOLA, Italy — A powerful earthquake killed at least 15 people and left 200 injured Tuesday as it rocked a swath of northern Italy. Factories, warehouses and churches collapsed, dealing a second blow to a region where thousands are still homeless from another temblor just nine days ago.
BEIRUT — Syria’s main opposition council is crumbling under the weight of infighting and divisions over issues that cut to the heart of the revolution, including accusations that the movement is becoming as autocratic as the regime it wants to drive out.
ROME (AP) — The first victim from the Costa Concordia disaster was identified Wednesday — a 38-year-old violinist from Hungary who had been working as an entertainer on the stricken cruise ship.
ROME (AP) — “You go on board! Is that clear? Do you hear me?” the Coast Guard officer shouted as the captain of the grounded Costa Concordia sat safe in a life raft and frantic passengers struggled to escape after the ship rammed into a reef off the Tuscan coast.
CHICAGO — Seven vinyl banners draped this month along one of Chicago’s most iconic bridges, advertisements some have dubbed “a visual crime” and “commercial graffiti,” are reviving a debate about how governments raise money in tough economic times.
ROME (AP) — Under pressure to control its dangerous debt, Italy sped a package of reforms toward approval Friday and prepared to hand its dysfunctional government over to a technocrat who Europe hopes can save the country from going broke. Financial markets around the world rallied in relief.
Slow Gardening to the rescue! An old concept with a new face, now known as Slow Gardening was brought to the forefront by garden author Felder Rushing with the release of his new book, Slow Gardening, a Non-stop Philosophy for all Senses and Seasons.
ROME — The body of a Powell woman missing in Tuscany for three days was found Wednesday beside a busy roadway in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident, Italian police said. Carabinieri Col. Antonio Frassinetto told a news conference that the body of Allison Owens, 23, of Powell, was found in a canal beside the heavily trafficked road in San Giovanni Valdarno.