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Crippled Italian ship makes final approach to Seychelles
Feb 29, 2012 12:51 EST
Passengers on a stricken Italian liner used mineral water to wash and fight sweltering heat Wednesday as the ship was slowly towed to port in the Seychelles, two days after a fire disabled it.
Four bodies located in Concordia wreck
Feb 22, 2012 08:08 EST
Up to four bodies have been located in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia, the office of the official tasked with the clean up of the January 13 disaster said Wednesday.
Italian engineer invents floating solar panels
Feb 22, 2012 01:51 EST
Rays of the winter sun bounce off gleaming mirrors on the tiny lake of Colignola in Italy, where engineers have built a cost-effective prototype for floating, rotating solar panels.
Italy cruise ship passengers file $528 million US lawsuit
Feb 14, 2012 19:20 EST
Thirty-nine survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off Italy last month filed an amended lawsuit in Florida state court Tuesday seeking more than half a billion dollars in damages.
Italy cruise ship passengers widen US lawsuit
Feb 14, 2012 02:13 EST
Passengers aboard a Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off Italy last month have amended their US lawsuit to bring additional charges of negligence against the ship's captain and crew.
Juve stun Milan to put one foot in final
Feb 08, 2012 16:57 EST
Juventus have one foot in the Italian Cup final after Martin Caceres scored a brace to hand them a 2-1 win over AC Milan in the semi-final, first leg at the San Siro on Wednesday.
Deep freeze claims more lives in Europe
Feb 01, 2012 12:48 EST
Europe shivered in some of the coldest temperatures seen in decades Wednesday as the death toll topped 80 and countries battled to clear snow from roads and railways.
Freeze claims more lives in Europe, spreads west
Feb 01, 2012 09:43 EST
Europe shivered in some of the coldest temperatures seen in decades Wednesday as the death toll topped 80 and countries battled to clear snow from roads and railways.
Freeze claims more lives in eastern Europe
Feb 01, 2012 09:19 EST
Europe shivered in some of the coldest temperatures seen in decades Wednesday as the freeze claimed more lives overnight and countries battled to clear snow from roads and railways.
Deadly European cold snap spreads
Jan 31, 2012 18:22 EST
A cold snap that killed 30 people in Ukraine over the past five days spread Tuesday to swathes of eastern and central Europe with record lows in Bulgaria and heavy snow in Switzerland and parts of Italy.
Deal struck for Italian liner passengers, oil pumping delayed
Jan 27, 2012 17:01 EST
Some 3,000 survivors of Italy's cruise ship wreck will receive 11,000 euros each plus expenses, negotiators said Friday, two weeks after the accident that may have killed up to 32 people.
Cycling legend Bartali set for Israeli honour
Jan 27, 2012 11:36 EST
Legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali could be set for one Israel's highest honours after evidence has come to light that he helped to save the lives of hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Italy wreck passengers to get 11,000 euros each
Jan 27, 2012 10:16 EST
Some 3,000 survivors of Italy's cruise ship disaster will receive a basic 11,000 euros each plus expenses, negotiators announced Friday two weeks after the accident which is feared to have killed up to 32 people.
Costa Concordia dilemma: salvage, cut, or sink?
Jan 27, 2012 06:54 EST
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Twice the size of the Titanic and three times the length of a soccer pitch, the cruise ship Costa Concordia conjures up superlatives even as a wreck.
Italian liner passengers to get 11,000 euros each
Jan 27, 2012 06:03 EST
Passengers of a stricken Italian cruise liner will get at least 11,000 euros each from its Costa Crociere operator under a deal struck after the January 13 disaster, a consumer group said Friday.
Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months
Jan 26, 2012 15:45 EST
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday.
Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months
Jan 26, 2012 15:45 EST
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday.
Italian captain leaving ship is no crime -- at least in the U.S.
Jan 20, 2012 14:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Captain Francesco Schettino hopped a life boat after the Costa Concordia hit a rock off the Tuscany coast, he violated a sacred maritime tradition: that a captain should be the last to leave his ship.
Cowardice at sea is no crime -- at least in the U.S.
Jan 20, 2012 14:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Captain Francesco Schettino hopped a life boat after the Costa Concordia hit a rock off the Tuscany coast, he violated a sacred maritime tradition: that a captain should be the last to leave his ship.
Divers search Italy cruise wreck as fears grow over fuel
Jan 19, 2012 12:09 EST
Divers combed the wreck of an Italian cruise liner for a sixth day Thursday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors, as salvagers worked to prevent an environmental disaster.
