Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 1 February 2011





Today from VOANews.com

Egyptians Flood Tahrir Square for Massive Protests

Crowds headed on foot for Cairo's Tahrir Square throughout the day; the protesters included women with babies in strollers
A soldier holds a crying girl from his armored vehicle just outside Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Feb 1, 2011

UN Calling for Change of Abusive System in Egypt

High Commissioner for Human Rights says casualties mounting since protests against President Mubarack’s 30-year rule erupted
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navy Pillay attends a press conference on the situation on Tunisia on January 19, 2011 at the UN Offices in Geneva.

US-Egypt Military Relationship Might Impact Crisis

Close ties may be important in helping to determine the outcome of the current unrest
Egyptian troops in Cairo

Nigerian Leaders Say Jos Violence Will Not Disrupt April Vote

At least 200 people have died in violence centered mostly in Plateau State capital, Jos
Hundreds of women march through the streets to protest the killing of women and children and destruction of properties in Jos, Plateau State in central Nigeria on January 31, 2011.

South Korea’s President Offers Possibility of Summit with the North

Lee Myung-bak's comment made during televised discussion program
A TV screen shows South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's panel discussion at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, February 1, 2011

Release of Radical Group's Leaders Causes Shock in Turkey

Hizbullah is blamed for torture and killing more than 100 people in its battle with Kurdish separatist organization PKK
Plainclothes policemen and workers recover the remains of a missing person killed by radical islamic guerrillas, from a site in the southern Turkish city of Adana (File Photo).

Domestic Politics Drive Thai-Cambodia Border Dispute

Opinions differ about whether current border dispute is likely to lead to military confrontation or is just political posturing
A supporter of the People's Alliance for Democracy, also known as the Yellow Shirts, sleeps on the street near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, January 27, 2011

EU, US Slap Sanctions on Belarus

Move to impose travel restrictions on Belarusian government officials follows violent crackdown on opposition supporters
Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko takes his oath of office during his inauguration ceremony in Minsk, 21 Jan 2011

Tunisia Tourism Hangs in Balance as Political Unrest Continues

Tunisia's tourist industry is a major employer and accounts for 6.5 percent of country's economic output
Sign for a shopping center in Tunisia's seaside resort of Hammamet

403 Forbidden: Silencing Online Dissent in the Middle East

Despite the threat of Tunisia-style change, many Middle Eastern countries, continue to restrict online freedom of speech

In Madrid Court, Google Challenges Europe's Privacy Laws

Google's latest clash with European privacy laws centers on principle of Spanish law known as 'the right to be forgotten'
Google

New York's 'Little Egypt' Watches, Hopes for Change at Home

Egyptians living in New York City are voicing ardent support for regime change back home
Demonstrators during a demonstration near the UN headquarters in New York against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, January 29, 201
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