The cartoon depicts victims of the earthquake as different types of pasta Credit: Charlie Hebdo Amatrice, a town flattened by last week's quake, is famous for the pasta sauce - amatriciana - that ...

was criticized by Italians on Friday for portraying victims of an earthquake that killed almost 300 people as different types of pasta. The cartoon was titled "Earthquake Italian style".

(Note strong language in fifth paragraph) By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, victim of a deadly attack by Islamist militants in 2015 for its irreverent humor, ...

The Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting Italians as different kinds of pasta.Credit: Charlie Hebdo/Felix "How the f--- do you draw a cartoon about the dead?" he said, according to state news agency Ansa.

At issue is a cartoon in the paper’s current issue ... The town hit the hardest, Amatrice, was the home of a famous pasta dish that bears its name: pasta topped with a special sauce made ...

Rome: An Italian town is pursuing legal action against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for a cartoon showing victims of an earthquake there as types of pasta, and another suggesting the ...