Posts Tagged ‘Italy’

From the DVD: Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994). Recorded in november 1993 in Italy Modena. Full story

Rome - Italian lawmakers rejected a bid Wednesday to triple the amount of time illegal immigrants can be detained in holding centres, in a rare defeat for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition. In a narrow vote, opposition deputies - joined by some members of Berlusconi's own conservative coalition - voted against extending the period from two months to six months. The opposition amendment to a ... Full story

L'Aquila (Italy), April 9 (Xinhua) The Italian government will adopt a new anti-looting law which will stiffen penalties for anyone caught stealing in the quake-hit areas, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday. The premier said that people here were extremely worried about looting in homes which had to be evacuated. 'We still don't know what name to give to the crime but I can tell you right ... Full story

Rome, April 8 (Xinhua) A 98-year-old woman was pulled out alive from the earthquake rubble in Italy's L'Aquila city after being trapped for 30 hours, Italian media reported. Maria D'Antuono told ANSA news agency that while trapped under her house, she killed time by 'doing crochet'. She is in good condition. The death toll in Monday's earthquake, which centred near L'Aquila about 95 km northeast of Rome, ... Full story

London, April 7 (ANI): Scientists have said that Italy is prone to earthquakes because it sits at the junction of two tectonic plates, leaving 40 per cent of the population of the country at risk. Seven years ago, 30 people died - including 27 schoolchildren and their teacher - during a quake centred on the southern town of San Giuliano di Puglia. Central Umbria was shattered by ... Full story

Rome, Apr.6 (ANI): At least 13 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in central Italy, Italian officials say. The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck at 3.32 a.m. local time about 95 km north-east of Rome, at a depth of 10 km. Four children were said to be among the dead, with reports of more fatalities in and around the city ... Full story

L'Aquila (Italy), April 7 (DPA) The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts. The temblor struck the ancient town of L'Aquila and the surrounding mountainous areas about 100 km northeast of Rome in the early hours of Monday Italy's Ansa news agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the ... Full story

Rome, April 6 (DPA) The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers. Earlier reports said at least 50 people were confirmed dead - amid fears of that number rising - after a central Italian mountain area around the ancient town of L'Aquila was rocked by a major earthquake that struck early ... Full story

Rome, April 6 (DPA) Twenty-seven people were killed Monday when a major earthquake rocked the central Italian region of Abruzzo, media reports quoted hospitals as saying. The regional capital L'Aquila and the ancient town of Castelnuovo were especially badly hit in the quake, which had a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, and many more deaths were feared once a clearer picture emerged. Four children were ... Full story

Bangalore/ Frankfurt, Apr 1 (ANI/Business Wire India): D A Prasanna, Founder of Ecron Acunova, based out of Germany, India and US, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Antal K. Hajos as Managing Director of Ecron Acunova and CEO Europe. In his new role, Dr Hajos will have overall responsibility for all business, strategic and operational aspects of the European operations. Ecron Acunova GmbH, located ... Full story

London, Apr.1 (ANI): England football star Rio Ferdinand has said that the ruthless manner in which Fabio Capello has discarded Michael Owen has taught England's stars that any cap they win may be their last. Capello's mantra is simple. If you are not fit, or not playing well, you are out.nd Ferdinand believes that is just as it should be - however much it may ... Full story

London, Apr 1 (ANI): Fish have the limited ability to count directly up to four, say scientists. Christian Agrillo, an experimental psychologist at the university of Padua in Italy, said that it was during a study on North American mosquito fish that their limited mathematical ability was observed. The researcher said that the fish used its mathematical ability to count the number of other fish around it. "We ... Full story

Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Men who wish to stay healthy in every respect, and aspire for a disease free atmosphere, Chicago is the ideal city to live in, according to a new list. Barack Obama's home city headed the list of Top 29 cities for men around the world, reports Fox News. Spanish city Barcelona came at the second spot, while San Francisco took the third position ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): Spanking during sex might be stressful at first but it helps bring couples closer together, according to a study. According to scientists from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, sadomasochistic (S and M) activities like spanking, bondage, and flogging increase relationship closeness. During the study, lead researcher Brad Sagarin looked at 13 men and women at an S and M party in Arizona, and ... Full story

London, Mar 29 (ANI): Michele Mongelli, the 'Italian Josef Fritzl' who kept his daughter prisoner and brutally raped her for 25 years, was known to police, it has emerged. Listening devices had been placed in the handset of Mongelli, a 63-year-old a scrap metal dealer in Turin, as part of the probe against him and his son Giuseppe, 41. Officers heard him carry out the attack on ... Full story

Sydney, Mar 29 (ANI): After Austria and Italy, another man has been arrested for allegedly fathering eight children with his daughter. Arcedio Alvarez, a Colombian man, is said to have abused his daughter, now in her thirties, since she was less than 10 years old. The man was arrested on Friday in the town of Mariquita, after a complaint was filed by his daughter. Her first pregnancy happened ... Full story

Washington, March 26 (ANI): Actor Wesley Snipes may be banned from travelling abroad for work commitments, as prosecutors in his tax evasion case are requesting a Florida judge to bar his movements internationally. three-year prison sentence was pronounced on the Blade star for tax evasion last year, after he was found guilty of ... Full story

London, March 19 (ANI): Two of the remaining Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, will grace the Classical Brit Awards in London. Though the duo is not expected to perform at the event, Domingo may present his fellow Tenor with a lifetime achievement award. Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti, who completed the trio, passed away in 2007, reports the BBC. Domingo and Carreras came together on stage for ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Air Marshal DC Kumaria has taken over as the first ever Director General Operations at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) here today. Air Marshal Kumaria was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the flying branch of Indian Air Force (IAF) on July 2, 1973. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, he is a Qualified ... Full story

Los Angeles, Mar.11 (ANI): The man who signed David Beckham to LA Galaxy has said the England midfielder can expect a rude welcome when he returns to the MLS. Former Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas has predicted Beckham will be booed by fans angry at his decision to extend his stay at AC Milan. "He'll ... Full story