Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 2 December 2010


Today from VOANews.com

Hunt for Assange Heats Up, World Leaders' Fury Mounts

British media are reporting Thursday that authorities know WikiLeaks founder is hiding in southeast Britain
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (file photo)

Putin Defends Russia Against WikiLeaks Corruption Allegations

Putin says U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was 'profoundly wrong' when he said that Russia is run by its security services

US Forces in Afghanistan Review Hostage Rescue Tactics

Probe confirms US grenade attack killed British aid worker abducted in Afghanistan
An undated photo of Linda Norgrove posing before a camera,  released by her family through the British Foreign Office

Ouattara Supporters Say 8 Killed in Attack on Party Headquarters

Electoral commission missed deadline for declaring winner in presidential election after delays by supporters of the current president
Neighbors help lead away a woman after she collapsed in grief as she visited the local opposition party office where her brother was killed in an overnight attack, in the Yopougon neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 02 Dec 2010

US Continues Military Flexing in Asia

On the heels of naval maneuvers with South Korea, US will hold joint exercises with Japan next

Referendum Source of Tension in Sudan's Abeyi Region

UN officials are said to be concerned about reports of militias being armed by North and South
Southern Sudanese sit in a registration center of Al-jref Garb in the capital Khartoum, 25 Nov 2010

Clinton Hails 'Bold Endeavor' of Kyrgyz Democracy

Kyrgyz leaders are close to completing the process of forming a coalition government, after elections in October.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Kyrgyzstan's President Roza Otunbayeva, right, in Bishkek, 2 Dec 2010.

India Denies Visa to Former Pakistan President

Pervez Musharraf was invited to speak at a seminar in New Delhi organized by business leaders

Chinese Managers at Zambia Mine Go on Trial

Case represents larger, deep-seated issue of growing tensions between Zambian labor unions, workers and Chinese investment, employers
Zambian President Rupiah Banda, left, toasts with Chinese President Hu Jintao after a signing ceremony for a wide range of mining, trade and cultural agreements, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2010 (file photo)

Russia to Host World Cup in 2018, Qatar in 2022

FIFA selects first-time hosts over more conventional choices in Europe and the United States
FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces the World Cup host countries for 2018 and 2022 at the federation's headquarters in Zurich, 02 Dec 2010

UN Climate Change Conference, Activists Confront Global Warming

Global warming and how human activity contributes to it are the focus as people from around the globe converge in Cancun
People sit in an exhibit on climate change during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 1, 2010
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