Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 20 November 2010


Today from VOANews.com

NATO Endorses Plan to Exit Afghanistanin in 2014, US Holds Back

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says alliance would not abandon Afghanistan or region even after its forces leave
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at the Nato summit in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 Nov 2010

NATO-Russia Relations at 'Turning Point'

NATO chief Rasmussen announced Russia agreed to expand transit of equipment through Russia to support NATO troops in Afghanistan
From left, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Portuguese PM Jose Socrates are seen prior to participating in a NATO Russia Council meeting at a NATO summit in Lisbon, 20 Nov 2010

President Obama Challenges Republicans to Approve START Treaty

Obama says Republicans ignoring late president Reagan's lesson on nuclear diplomacy, 'Trust but verify'
Barack Obama delivers his weekly address, 20 Nov 2010

US Seeks Expansion of Drone Operations in Pakistan

Washington Post, citing unnamed US and Pakistani officials, reports US appeal focuses on areas surrounding Quetta, tribal areas
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., for a training sortie over the Nevada desert, USA (file photo)

Official Campaigning Underway for Ivory Coast's Presidential Run-Off

Central part of country emerges as key battleground for Nov. 28 run-off between President Gbagbo, opposition leader Alassane Ouattara
A supporter of President Laurent Gbagbo watches election results in Abidjan, 04 Nov 2010

Ethiopian Migrants Stranded in Northern Yemen

IOM urgently appealing for $1 million to help group of more than 1,000 migrants stranded in Haradh return home
Map of Yemen

UN Facilities, Peacekeepers in Haiti Test Negative for Cholera

More than 1,100 people have died in Haiti since the outbreak began last month
A stone hits the gun of a UN peacekeeper from Nigeria during a protest in Haiti

Bernanke Defends Fed Bond-Buying Policy

Fed chief says strong US economy will accelerate global recovery, undervalued yuan undermines it

Pope Benedict Consecrates 24 New Cardinals

Ordination, known as consistory, performed in lavish ceremony Saturday in Saint Peter's Basilica
Newly-elevated Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, receives the red three-cornered biretta hat from the Pope during a consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, 20 Nov 2010
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