Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 26 March 2011


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Libyan Rebels Retake Ajdabiya as Unrest Continues Across Middle East

Airstrikes by coalition warplanes pound forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
Libyan rebels jubilate after taking the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 26, 2011

Obama Sees Allied Success in Libya

Obama says Gadhafi's 'air defenses have been taken out,' his forces pushed back from cities where Libyans have risen up against him
US President Barack Obama delivers his weekly address, March 26, 2011

US Envoy: 'Desperation' in Gadhafi Camp

Envoy says Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has been sending out feelers to potential mediators as the crisis in the country escalates

Protesters March Anew in Syria as Slain Demonstrators Are Buried

Anti-government protesters in Tafas torch office of the ruling Baath party, police station
Syrian protesters shout slogans outside the Omayyad Mosque after Friday prayers in Damascus, March 25, 2011

High Radiation Levels Continue to Hamper Work at Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant

Workers try to remove pools of highly radioactive water
Workers attempting to repair power lines at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tomioka, March 24, 2011

Rival Palestinian Factions Meet in Ramallah

First direct talks between Hamas and Fatah in more than a year
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, gestures during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 25 Jan 2011 (file photo)

UN Suspends Food Aid Deliveries to Chad Through Libya

But WFP gets permission to ship to Port Sudan from where food is transferred to trucks for 3,000-kilometer trip across desert to Chad
World Food Program Logo

Algeria's Large Youth Population Has Few Opportunities

Seven out of 10 of Algeria's population are young people under the age of 25 who have few opportunities for a better future
Young Algerians on Rue Didouche Mourad

Turkey Presses Ahead With Nuclear Power Plant Plans

But, Japan's current issues resonate strongly as Turks recall Chernobyl disaster that spewed radioactive fallout over Black Sea coast
Activists march during a protest against the Turkish government's plans to build a nuclear power plant in the country in Istanbul March 19, 2011.  The banner reads, "No no no."

Three Mile Island, 32 Years Later

Three Mile Island caused a three decade pause in nuclear energy advancement in U.S. and a review of nuclear plant policies nationwide
The decommissioned Reactor Number 2 at Three Mile Island nuclear plant, Middletown, Pennsylvania
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