L'Aquila

...from the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at San Salvatore Hospital in L'Aquila, Italy. Study authors say sparse surrounding vascular tissue and limited blood supply can lead to...

In this article: Surgery, Osteoporosis, Medical advice, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and Rehabilitation

...26 year old. Parisse is actually Italian. His father, Sergio snr, who played for one of the oldest clubs in Italy, L'Aquila, was posted to La Plata where his son was born. On returning to Italy, young Sergio first played for...

In this article: Sergio Parisse, Italy, Zinzan Brooke, Stade Francais, and Nick Mallett

...year's forum is hosted jointly by the Kingdom of Morocco and Italy, which is president of the G8. This year's G8 meeting was held in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8-10, and the host nation also acts in the capacity of president, setting the working...

In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, G8, Morocco, United States, Middle East, State Department, North Africa, Italy, Democracy, and No Peace Without Justice

...opening this autumn: The Men Who Stare At Goats, Fantastic Mr Fox and Up In The Air. He's also filming A Very Private Gentleman in L'Aquila with Control director Anton Corbijn. "People will really be sick of me by New Year's," he says. Grant...

In this article: George Clooney, Goat, Ewan McGregor, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Jason Reitman, Fantastic Mr Fox, Brad Pitt, Juno, Facebook, and Javier Bardem

...provide funding to the WFP under a partnership agreement that followed a discussion between Ms Sheeran and Kevin Rudd at the G8 meetings in L'Aquila in July. The Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephen Smith, said the Government would provide $180...

In this article: WFP, Stephen Smith, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Sydney, and Canberra

The deal was brokered after talks between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and UN World Food Program boss Josette Sheeran during the L'Aquila G8 meetings in July. Australia's commitment is a breakthrough for the UN agency, which relies on...

In this article: Australia, Philippines, G8, UN, Kevin Rudd, and South America

...and I will have to stay alert when I'm on the roads." The longest stage of the race is 256 kilometers (159 miles) from Lucera to L'Aquila, the city rocked by an earthquake that killed 308 people in April. The highest stage is the...

In this article: Giro d'Italia, Denis Menchov, Milan, Netherlands, USA Today, Italy, Utrecht, Verona, and Naples

...revelations about his scandals. The first was launched over the summer calling on first ladies not to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of L'Aquila to denounce what they say is Berlusconi's sexist behavior in public and private.

In this article: Silvio Berlusconi, Democracy, and Rome

...and the building became a focal point of grief during the rescue and clean-up effort following the 6.3-magnitude temblor in the city of L'Aquila. In all, some 300 people were killed and 50,000 driven from their homes. L'Aquila's chief...

In this article: Abruzzo and Italy

Hungry to learn across the world A look inside a school damaged by L'Aquila's earthquake The earthquake that struck L'Aquila last April destroyed many of the city's schools. For the last in our series Hunger to Learn, Duncan Kennedy has...

In this article: The New School and BBC