Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 27 March 2011


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Libyan Rebels Push West as Coalition Strikes Hit Gadhafi Forces

Rebels reach the town of Al-Egila Sunday and continue moving west toward the key eastern oil port of Ras Lanouf
A Libyan rebel is covered up in the rebels flag next to his weapon as he moves on the road bewteen Al-Egila and Ras Lanuf, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 27, 2011

US: Libya Matters, But Not a Vital Interest

Secretary of State Clinton and Defense Secretary Gates defend administration's decision of military intervention in Libya
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (file)

Nuclear Radiation Readings Corrected at Crippled Japanese Plant

It is an embarrassing, but welcome admission from Tokyo Electric Power executive vice president, Sakae Muto
An aerial view shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima

Thousands in Germany Protest Nuclear Power

Demonstrators site nuclear crisis in Japan, where damaged nuclear reactor leaking radiation into atmosphere
Anti-nuclear demonstrators march in Cologne, western Germany, March 26, 2011, to protest against nuclear power

Israel Launches Deadly Air Strike on Gaza; Deploys Anti-Rocket System

Israel kills 2 Palestinians despite announcement by militants that they have agreed to return to informal cease-fire with
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Saber Assalya, an Islamic Jihad militant, during his funeral in Jabalya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2011

Syrian Government Says 12 People Die in Violence in Latakia

Syria says 12 people died in Latakia during two days of violence, announces lifting of emergency rule in place since 1963
A handout picture from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a burnt building in the port city of Latakia, as the residents of the northern city of Latakia bury victims of a wave of unrest, March 27, 2011

Yemen Militants Seize Parts of Southern Town, Kill 6 Troops in Center

Meantime, suspected al-Qaida militants attacked soldiers in the central Yemen's Marib province on Sunday, killing at least six troops
Yemeni army troops stand guard outside a court in Sanaa during a new hearing in the trial of radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, charged in absentia with links to Al-Qaeda and incitement to kill foreigners (File Photo)

South Korea Repatriates 27 North Koreans, Keeps 4

North Korea had accused the South of holding the four defectors against their will
Screen shot of a N. Korea state website shows a video of an interview of N. Korean family members of one of the four N. Koreans who drifted into S. Korean waters aboard a fishing vessel last month, in Seoul March 9, 2011

Russia Envoy: NATO Not Helping Enough to Intercept Afghan Drugs

Zamir Kabulov says the effectiveness of efforts to intercept drugs from Afghanistan remains low
Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan (File Photo)

Ouattara Rejects New Ivory Coast Mediator

Ouattara, who most countries recognize as president, says proposed mediator has personal and political connection with Gbagbo
Ivory Coast’s former Prime Minister and internationally-recognized winner of last November's presidential election Alassane Ouattara speaks during a press conference, Abidjan (file photo - December 8, 2010)
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