Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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Monday, 29 November 2010

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South Korea Announces, Then Cancels New Military Drill

President Lee Myung-bak apologizes to the nation for weak response to last week's attack by the North
South Korean marines guard on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed in Tehran Blasts

Iranian state media say attackers on motorcycles separately attached bombs to the scientists' cars, killing one, wounding another
This photo released by Fars News Agency is claimed by them to show one of the damaged cars following bomb attacks on the vehicles of two nuclear scientists in Tehran, Iran, 29 Nov 2010

Afghan Policeman Kills 6 NATO Troops

Gunman in Afghan Border Police uniform fires at NATO forces in Nangahar before being shot and killed
 Map showing Kabul, Afghanistan

World Leaders, Officials Watch WikiLeaks with Curiosity, Concern


 A news stand displaying newspapers, some carrying the story on WikiLeaks' release of classified U.S. State Department documents, at a newsagent in central London, Nov. 29, 2010.

Voting Irregularities Mar Egypt Vote

Voters report ballot stuffing, police intimidation and bribery during Sunday's parliamentary elections
 Hundreds of opposition Muslim Brotherhood supporters alleging electoral fraud make a standoff with riot police outside a counting center in the Shubra el-Kheima neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, 28 Nov 2010

Chaos Erupts in Haiti After Election

Twelve of 19 candidates collectively denounce outgoing president Rene Preval, want election canceled
 Supporters of Haiti's presidential candidate Michel Martelly demonstrate against the general elections in Port-au-Prince, 28 Nov. 2010.

Taiwan Elections Put Pro-China Party in Lead for Presidency

Nationalist Party's win in mayoral seats in three Taiwan cities could be crucial to 2012 presidential campaign
 Supporters of the Nationalist Party mayoral candidate Hau Ling-bin cheer during a rally in Taipei, 27 Nov 2010

Ivory Coast Presidential Election

Poll is meant to reunite country after decade of political and military turmoil
A member of the electoral committee searches through identity cards as well as electors cards in Bouake, 27 Oct 2010

Climate Change: New Report Outlines How Africa Can Adapt

International Livestock Research Institute considers possible 4 degree Celsius increase in global temperatures

Mass Detentions Reported in Bangladesh Ahead of Nationwide Strike

Main opposition party officials say mass detention of activists aimed at foiling its plans to shut down country, Tuesday
Bangladeshi rickshaw pullers pedal past riot police standing guard in front of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 Nov., 2010.
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Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 17:43