Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 18 January 2011


Today from VOANews.com

Tunisia's Interim Government on Shaky Ground

A day after PM Ghannouchi announced a new government, hundreds of demonstrators were back on the streets chanting for its downfall
A riot policeman faces off with protesters during a demonstration in downtown Tunis, Tunisia, 18 Jan 2011

Suicide Bomber Kills 50 Outside Iraqi Police Recruiting Center

Blast occurred outside of police station in Tikrit; local officials blame al-Qaida for attack
Bodies of bomb attack victims are seen outside a hospital in Tikrit, some 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, 18 Jan 2011

Lebanon Tribunal Prosecutor Speaks on Indictments

UN tribunal chief, who is investigating murder of former PM Hariri, says indictment he filed is first step to ending impunity in Lebanon
Court prosecutor Daniel Bellemare of Canada looks on during an opening ceremony of an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Leidschendam, Netherlands (File Photo).

UN: Haiti Needs 'Evidence' to Prosecute Ex-Dictator Duvalier

Duvalier ruled Haiti from 1971 until 1986, when he was ousted by popular revolt
Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier waves to the press from a hotel balcony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 17 Jan 2011

Sudanese Opposition Leader Arrested

Hassan al-Turabi and at least eight members of Turabi's Popular Congress Party have been arrested
Sudan's leading Islamist opposition leader Dr. Shaikh Hassan al-Turabi talks to the press in Doha (File Photo).

China Sees Hu Visit as Building Trust

Chinese president on his way to the United States with a message of the need for Sino-American cooperation, not confrontation
China's President Hu Jintao

Call for Nationwide Strike in Ivory Coast Gathers Little Traction

UN-endorsed election winner Alassane Ouattara called on Ivorians to strike in attempt to ramp up pressure on Laurent Gbagbo
Alassane Ouattara answers questions from journalists during a press conference at the Golf Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (File Photo - 06 Jan 2011)

Germany Opens First Rwanda Genocide Trial

In this trial, a former Rwandan mayor is accused of ordering three Tutsi massacres
Onesphore Rwabukombe, 53, is photographed by media as he waits for the beginning of his trial at a court in Frankfurt, central Germany, 18 Jan 2011

Nigerian Presidential Candidates Campaign on Improving Security

Series of unsolved bombings, continuing violence in north worries many voters
A supporter holds a poster campaigning for former anti-graft chief Nuhu Ribadu during the presidential primaries of ACN in Lagos, 14 Jan 2011

Niger Kidnappings Show Emboldened Reach of al-Qaida

Security analysts say kidnappings are evidence of group's expanding operations in Sahel
Relatives leave the funeral of Vincent Delory and Antoine De Leocour in Linselles, northern France, 17 Jan 2011

India's Business Elite Urges Government to Stamp Out Corruption

Graft emerges as key concern after senior officials are implicated in high-profile scams
Activists of Communist Party of India Marxist CPI (M) hold a cartoon placard portraying Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a protest against the telecom corruption scandal in New Delhi December 10, 2010 (Reuters).
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