Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: Today's headlines from VOANews.com

Sunday, 7 June 2009

Today's headlines from VOANews.com

Today's headlines from VOANews.com






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Lebanese women react as they wait inline to cast their ballot at a polling station in Zahle in the eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, 07 June 2009 Lebanese Vote to Elect New Parliament  Audio Clip Available
Sunday's election pits the current US-backed majority in Lebanon's parliament against a coalition led by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran and Syria


U.S. President barack Obama waves from the top gallery during a visit to the Pompidou center in Paris, Sunday 07 June 2009<br /> Obamas Tour Paris After Ceremony on 65th D-Day Anniversary
Obamas visited the Pompidou Center modern art museum Sunday morning


Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 24 May 2009 Israeli PM to Lay Out Peace Strategy in Major Policy Speech
Tensions have risen between US and Israel, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected repeated demands by President Barack Obama to halt construction in Jewish settlements


Authorities continue searching for the missing Airbus A-330 More Bodies Recovered From Air France Crash in Atlantic
Authorities reported their discoveries Sunday, after recovering the bodies of two other passengers from the doomed flight on Saturday


Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, left, shakes hands with host Alessio Vincigestures during the recording of the talk show Matrix, in Rome, 05 Jun 2009 European Parliament Elections Seeing Low Turnout  Audio Clip Available
Vote in Italy is widely viewed as a test of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's popularity


Fidel Castro (file photo) Castro Calls US Spy Case 'Ridiculous'
Former Cuban president says he does not recall meeting former US State Department official Walter Kendall Myers and his wife Gwendolyn


Police officers carry the coffin containing the body of a comrade killed during clashes with Indians in Bagua Grande, in Callao, Peru, 05 Jun 2009 Nine Peruvian Police Killed in Rescue Attempt
Police in Peru have imposed a curfew over an Amazon jungle region after battles between indigenous protesters and government forces killed at least 39 people


Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys talks to supporters in Mogadishu, 24 Apr 2009 Somali Insurgent Leader Denies Reports of Death
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys spoke to VOA Sunday, just hours after Reuters news agency reported that he may be dead


Gabon's President Omar Bongo (File) Gabon Journalists Face Hostile Environment  Audio Clip Available
Committee to Protect Journalists accuse Gabonese authorities of imprisoning journalists to silence critics over sensitive topics including President Bongo's health and finances


A massive iceberg that  stretches 150 kms across McMurdo Sound after it broke off Ross Ice Shelf in Antartica, (2001 file photo) US Climate Debate Plays Key Role in Global Fight to Protect Planet
US Congress prepares to debate new legislation