Amatrice Deaths

Amatrice, the Italian town devastated by last month's deadly earthquake, is suing French weekly Charlie Hebdo for defamation over a series of cartoons about the disaster.

Italy hurriedly revised preparations for a mass funeral for earthquake victims on Tuesday after protests by bereaved relatives, as crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella today paid a visit to Amatrice, a town devastated in the earthquake that hit central Italy this week and the place with the highest death toll.

Strong aftershocks rattled residents and rescue crews alike today as hopes began to dim that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy's earthquake. The first funerals were scheduled to be celebrated for some of the 267 dead.

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy reached at least 241 people today and could rise further after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.

At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local officials.

Amatrice, the Italian town devastated by last month's deadly earthquake, is suing French weekly Charlie Hebdo for defamation over a series of cartoons about the disaster.

Italy hurriedly revised preparations for a mass funeral for earthquake victims on Tuesday after protests by bereaved relatives, as crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella today paid a visit to Amatrice, a town devastated in the earthquake that hit central Italy this week and the place with the highest death toll.

Strong aftershocks rattled residents and rescue crews alike today as hopes began to dim that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy's earthquake. The first funerals were scheduled to be celebrated for some of the 267 dead.

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy reached at least 241 people today and could rise further after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.

At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local officials.