ROME (AP) - An Italian prosecutor has formally requested a manslaughter indictment against the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which crashed into a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) - Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died are marking the first anniversary of the grounding with the unveiling of memorials to the victims, a Mass in their honor and a minute of silence t... [Full Article]
Bob Costas' "Sunday Night Football" halftime commentary supporting gun control sparked a Fox News Channel debate Monday on whether NBC should fire him and a Twitter storm involving Ted Nugent, Rosie O'Donnell, Herman Cain and many... [Full Article]
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - San Jose, Costa Rica, unveiled plans on Thursday to install its first street signs, so residents will not have to cite local landmarks like fast-food chains or gas stations when giving directions. Municipal workers will install a... [Full Article]
Court-appointed experts have pointed the finger of blame primarily at the captain of a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy, but also faulted the crew and ship owner for a series of blunders, delays and security breaches that contributed to the dis... [Full Article]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica escaped relatively unscathed after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, sparking landslides and knocking down buildings without killing anyone. Striking a tourist region popular with Hollywoo... [Full Article]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday, rattling buildings, cutting power in areas of the capital and triggering a tsunami warning. Residents of San Jose said phones went down, electricity ... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor-director Mel Gibson is putting his sprawling hilltop compound in Costa Rica up for sale, with a $29.75 million asking price, . The Oscar-winning "Braveheart" director, who has suffered a series of public embarrass... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Bruno Leporatti, lawyer of the Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino, arrives to attend a news conference after the opening pre-trial hearing for the cruise liner Costa Concordia disaster in Grosseto March 3, 2012. Prose... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A passenger (C) of the Costa Allegra cruise ship is embraced by her relative as she arrives at Malpensa airport in Milan March 2, 2012. Weary passengers complained of unbearable heat and appalling hygiene for three days in the Indian Ocea... [Full Article]