Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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Saturday, 07 August 2010


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8 Westerners on Medical Team Killed in Afghanistan

Director of International Assistance Mission says medical workers were returning to Kabul from eye clinic in Nuristan
A man walks out of the office of the International Assistance Mission in Kabul, 07 Aug 2010

Pakistan Braces for More Flooding as Human Toll Mounts

Floodwaters sweep into southern Sindh province, forcing evacuation of half a million people
People rescued from flooded villages  wait for food relief near Multan in central Pakistan

Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Russia

Emergency Ministry officials say 52 people are dead, thousands of homes have been destroyed, crops across country have been devastated
A man walks along a row of the charred chimneys, all what is left of the houses recently burned to the ground by a spreading wildfire at the village of Peredeltsy in the Ryazan region, some  180 km (111 miles) southeast of Moscow, 7 Aug 2010

Russia 'Dissatisfied' With US Weapons Actions

Foreign Ministry says US failed to provide assurances its former nuclear missile launchers could not be retrofitted for nuclear arms

Saudis, BlackBerry-Maker Strike Deal

Anonymous officials say deal calls for smartphone maker to install computer servers inside Saudi Arabia
Reasearch In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry smart phone

Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 8 in Burma Border Town

Explosion in Myawaddy comes ahead of anniversary to mark military crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in 1988
A boat carrying passengers from Myawaddy in Burma crosses the Moei River into Thailand's Mae Sot (file photo)A boat carrying passengers from Myawaddy in Burma crosses the Moei River into Thailand's Ma

Fidel Castro Appears in Cuban Parliament for First Time in Years

Former president spoke about international situation, how growing tensions between US, Iran could lead to nuclear war
Fidel Castro speaks at a special session of parliament, his first official government appearance in front of lawmakers in four years in Havana, Cuba, 07 Aug 2010

President Obama Touts Medicare Improvements

President says administration extended life of Medicare by 'going after waste, fraud and abuse' while preserving benefits
President Obama Delivers his weekly address, 7 Aug 2010

Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Replace Faulty Equipment

Crew members to work on removing ammonia pump module that is part of orbiter's cooling system
'Expedition 24' Flight Engineer Doug Wheelock works outside the International Space Station during the first of two spacewalks to replace a failed ammonia pump module, 07 Aug 2010

US Congresswomen Serving in the House, Share Home

Many of these women left behind family, friends to represent their districts in US Congress
Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney, Melissa Bean and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, all Democrats, share a house in a neighborhood near the US Capitol
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