Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 16 March 2011


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Japan's Nuclear Evacuees Ponder Fate

Several hundred people living near damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant now call high school gymnasium home
Japanese evacuees at Koriyama High School gymnasium, Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (VOA).

Crisis Continues at Crippled Japanese Nuclear Power Plants

Country has begun what it acknowledges are desperate attempts to try to stem radiation leaks from the facility
This handout picture shows the damaged third (L) and fourth reactors of the TEPCO Fukushima No.1 power plant in Fukushima, north of Tokyo, March 16, 2011

Snow, Hunger Add to Misery in Quake-Stricken Japan

Rescue workers, survivors face heavy snowfall amid wreckage of last week's unprecedented disaster
A rescue worker uses a two-way radio transceiver during heavy snowfall in Sendai, northern Japan March 16, 2011.

Libyan Rebels Prepare to Defend Benghazi

Gadhafi’s son declares city's fate will be decided in several days, says army coming to residents' defense
Demonstrators gather next to anti-Gaddafi graffiti in the main square of Tobruk after government forces seized a strategic town in eastern Libya on Tuesday, March 15, 2011

New UN Doctrine Invoked in Libyan Conflict

Libya's conflict has revived a UN doctrine known as the 'responsibility to protect,' resulting in a sanctions against Gadhafi
United Nations Security Council diplomats vote on a resolution during a meeting on Libya at U.N. headquarters in New York, Feb 26 2011

Security Forces Reclaim Main Protest Site in Bahrain

At least two people killed in clashes as security forces used armored vehicles and tear gas to disperse crowds; hundreds wounded
Black smoke billows from burning tents in Pearl Square in Bahraini capital Manama on March 16, 2011

UN: Grenade Attack Kills One in Ivory Coast Commercial Capital

As violence spreads, UN-certified winner of November's presidential election Ouattara say he is giving Gbagbo one 'last chance'
A man points to a burnt shop near Williamsville after a clash between Ivorian security forces and pro-Outtara fighters in Abidjan, March 15, 2011

Pakistan Releases Detained CIA Contractor

Raymond Davis was accused of shooting and killing two men in the eastern city of Lahore on January 27
American CIA contractor Raymond Davis, escorted to a court in Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 28, 2011.

Egypt Prepares for Referendum, US Treads Careful Line

Egyptians will vote on proposed constitutional changes on Saturday
A young woman sells Egyptian flags in central Cairo. Young activists who spearheaded Egypt's pro-democracy revolution called for a "no" vote in next weekend's referendum on constitutional reform, Marc

Results Unclear as Somali Offensive Continues

Fighting erupts as government forces, joint United Nations-African Union peacekeepers launch offensive to retake territory
African Union peacekeepers patrol in a tank as they assist Somalia government forces during clashes with insurgents in southern Mogadishu, March 9, 2011

Karens Flee Fighting in Burma, But Live in Limbo in Thailand

Aid workers on border scramble to cope; questions remain about whether sustainable assistance possible in such an unstable region
Ethnic Karen refugees from Burma carry their load at the Mae La refugee camp outside Mae Sot near the Thailand-Burma border (file photo - October 14, 2010)

China Vows to Press Ahead With Nuclear Energy Plans

Official says China will maintain its overall nuclear energy policies
A special police officer stands guard at the construction site of the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant in Sanmen, east China's Zhejiang Province (File Photo)

Tsunami Warning Systems: Lessons from Japan

Japan underestimated potential for giant tsunami
A screen grab taken from news footage by Japanese Government broadcaster NHK shows cars on a flooded street following an earthquake-triggered tsumani in Miyagi prefecture, March 11, 2011
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