Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

March 14, 2011 Today from VOANews.com Fatalities, Destruction Litter Japan's Tsunami-Hit Northeast Coast Japanese military troops survey damage, search for survivors in Myiagi Prefecture amid threats of aftershocks, tsunami warnings Tokyo Faces Months of Power Cuts After Quake 35 million inhabitants face energy shortages due to damage, closure of power plants following massive earthquake G8 Foreign Ministers to Discuss Japan Disaster, Libya Crisis Two issues expected to dominate G8 foreign ministers' talks that begin in Paris Monday Libyan Military Intensifies Airstrikes as G8 Debates Response Heavy shelling from advancing government forces pushes rebels out of the oil port of Brega British Foreign Secretary: Decision Time on Libya No-Fly Zone In his interview with BBC, Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyans will face a ‘nightmare’ if Gadhafi regains control of country Bahraini Lawmakers Call for Martial Law State-run news agency says lawmakers want martial law, blame ‘extremist movements’ for ‘unprecedented disruption of security’ West Bank Killings Further Complicate Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process A day after settler killing, Israeli PM Netanyahu reacted by approving construction of hundreds of new settler homes in the West Bank Tibet’s Exiled Parliament Discusses Dalai Lama’s Request to Step Down Tibet’s spiritual leader wants to step down as political head of the exiled Tibetan movement Ivory Coast Fighting Spreads to Gbagbo Stronghold Fighting between supporters of rival leaders spreads to stronghold of incumbent President Gbagbo, who refuses to give up power Burkina Faso Closes Universities After Student Protests Nationwide protests over death of student who was in police custody have killed at least six people More News Headlines