Umbria, Italy News

Italian authorities say a moderate earthquake centered along the Umbria-Tuscany border damaged some houses while creating a brief panic Tuesday afternoon.

Some geologic faults that appear strong and stable, slip and slide like weak faults.

Rome, Dec 16 An earthquake registering 4.2 on the Richter scale Tuesday caused panic and damaged houses along the border of the Italian regions of Umbria and Tuscany.

Experts began inspecting damaged buildings near the central Italian city of Perugia on Wednesday, following an earthquake which forced some 600 people to spend the night in shelters.

Partners in Friendship , an Aiken organization dedicated to international cultural enrichment and appreciation, has announced the creation of a permanently endowed scholarship at USC Aiken to fund international study in Italy.

The Perugia murder trial of American student Amanda Knox has come to an end, Knox has been found guilty on all counts.

Rome - Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of people from their homes after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the Umbria region of central Italy on Tuesday, causing slight damage to buildings but no injuries.

Authorities say a magnitude 4.2 earthquake has shaken the Italian region of Umbria but caused no injuries.

Perugia, December 15 - Two people suffered minor injuries during an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale that struck Tuesday south of the central Italian city of Perugia.

I wish I had a nickel for every person who has come up to me recently and asked why there have been so many stories about the Amanda Knox murder trial and why a crime that took place in Perugia, Italy, has been given such a high profile here in America.

Silvio Berlusconi will spend a second night in hospital after being attacked in Milan.

Prison guards on suicide watch with sex killer Amanda Knox have revealed they don't believe she is guilty, it emerged today .

In a perfect world arrogance and ignorance would be laughed at and politely asked to leave.

In November 2007, a British college student named Meredith Kercher was brutally murdered in her rented apartment in Perugia, Italy.

She now hopes - and expects - to be freed on appeal. Knox's decision to speak for the first time since she was sentenced late last Friday for murdering her British housemate Meredith Kercher was timely.

Amanda Knox believes her trial was "correct" according to a quote in an ABC News article citing an Italian member of Parliament.

Stratus Media Group, Inc. , a live entertainment company, announced today as part of its global expansion strategy, Stratus has received authorization from government officials in Perugia, Italy, to organize, manage, launch and own the new International Perugia Film Festival in Perugia in the Umbria region of Italy, which is a noted center for the ...

Amanda Knox's codefendant Raffaele Sollecito is having trouble accepting his murder conviction and 25 year prison sentence, and keeps being asked to be let out of prison, his lawyer says.

On August 14, 2007 Amanda Knox was headed to Perugia, Italy to further her studies of Italian history.

Dec. 2: U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is accompanied by penitentiary police officers prior to a hearing at the court in Perugia, Italy.