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Scientist: My quake prediction was ignored
A researcher says he predicted Monday’s devastating earthquake that killed dozens of people and left tens of thousands homeless in central Italy, but authorities dismissed him as a scaremonger. Gioacchino Giuliani, an employee at a physics institute at Gran Sasso, near the badly-hit city of L’Aquila, has demanded an official apology for what he says was an unforgivable failure to act on his predictions. “There are people who must apologize to me, and they must have the weight of what occurred on their conscience,” Giuliani said after the quake hit, according to local news site Ilcapoluogo.com.
Strong 6.3-magnitude quake rattles Italy
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, less than six hours after another quake hit the northern part of the country, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A spokesman with the Italian civil protection agency said had received reports of collapsed buildings, and officials believe there were possible casualties.
Global markets ride Wall Street higher
A triple-digit rally on Wall Street pushed global markets solidly into positive territory on Tuesday.
Three escaped convicts thought to have stolen guns
Authorities in Kentucky were on the lookout Monday for three escaped convicts from an Indiana prison now thought to have stolen several guns during a home-invasion robbery.
Asian markets ride Wall Street higher
A triple-digit rally on Wall Street pushed Asian and Pacific markets solidly into positive territory on Tuesday.
Search called off after plane crash deemed false
Emergency crews called off a search in Texas for the wreckage of a C-17 transport plane after reports Monday of a possible crash proved unfounded.
S. Korea, Europe hold free trade talks
South Korean and European Union trade officials began an eighth and likely final round of free trade talks on Monday, a South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said.
Markets trade higher in Asia
Asian and Pacific markets traded universally higher Monday, as world markets looked to extend recent gains.
Cargo plane bursts into flames at Tokyo airport
A FedEx airplane ran off a runway at Tokyo’s Narita airport in Japan and burst into flames Monday, an airport official confirmed.