Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 2 January 2011


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Angry Coptic Christians Attack Vehicle Carrying Egypt's top Muslim Religious Leaders

Meantime, mourners gathered for mass inside the Saints Coptic Church in Alexandria to grieve for the victims
Egyptian Muslims and Christians raise a copy of the Quran and a Cross in Shubra district, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan.1, 2011 to protest against the terrorist attack on a Coptic Christian church in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria.

Palestinian Shot, Killed at Israeli Checkpoint

Meantime, Israeli army is investigating death of a Palestinian woman after she inhaled tear gas at a West Bank demonstration on Friday
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Palestinian woman Jawaher Abu Rahmeh during her funeral in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, 01 Jan 2011

US to Deploy New Intelligence Drone to Afghanistan

New surveillance system, Gorgon Stare, consists of nine video cameras mounted on a remotely piloted aircraft
A U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan (File Photo)

Iran Says 2 Spy Planes Shot Down

Tehran did not say when the drone aircraft were shot down, or provide any evidence

Pakistan's Main Coalition Partner to Quit Government

Muttahida Qaumi Movement says it would sit with the opposition in both the National Assembly and the Senate

Nigerian Militants Deny Role in Abuja Bombing

Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, denies any involvement in the attack
A soldier stands near an ambulance carrying victims of a bomb blast near a military barracks in Nigeria's capital Abuja, 12/31/2010

African Union Joining West African Effort to Resolve Ivory Coast Crisis

The crisis is sending more Ivorian refugees across the border into Liberia
Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo at the presidential palace in Abidjan, Dec 30 2010.

Accused Russian Arms Trafficker Says He Rejected US Plea Bargain

Victor Bout says plea bargain deal would have compelled him to reveal his connections in Russia and other countries
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Brazil Officially Has its First Woman President

In her first speech to Brazilian lawmakers, Ms. Rousseff vowed to help eradicate extreme poverty, control consumer rising prices
Newly sworn-in Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) receives the presidential sash from outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, 1 Jan 2011
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