Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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March 28, 2011

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Libyan Rebels Move on Gadhafi's Hometown

Rebels take swift advantage of UN-backed military campaign that is now under NATO command
 A convoy of rebels travel in the direction of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte city near Bin Jawad, March 28, 2011

Obama Readies Speech on Libya as NATO Prepares Takeover

Decision made to address the country comes as some in Congress say US actions there and their objectives are still unclear

Syrian Protesters Wait for President's Address

Anti-government demonstrators call for continued strikes, analysts expect Bashar al Assad to end a decades-old emergency law
 Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shout slogans in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, March 27, 2011

Egypt's Military Rulers Set Parliamentary Election for September

Millions of Egyptians voted this month in favor of constitutional amendments aimed at paving the way for free and fair election
 General Ismail Etman, director of moral affairs and a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, speaks during a news conference at the military media centre in Cairo, March 28, 2011

Radioactive Plutonium Found in Soil Around Damaged Japanese Nuclear Plant

Levels not high enough to be harmful to human health, says company that owns plant
 Yumi Saitou, who lives in Fukushima, is silhouetted as she is tested for possible nuclear radiation at an evacuation center in Fukushima, northern Japan, March 28, 2011.

Hiroshima Expresses Anger, Fear Over Nuclear Plant Crisis

Fukushima crisis triggers painful memories among survivors of 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings
Hiroshima bomb survivor Keijiro Matsushima in the shadow of the A-bomb dome

Battle Erupts For Key Ivory Coast Town

Pro-Ouattara rebels have been making gains in western Ivory Coast against forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo
 A man known as Commander Bauer, the chief of a group of fighters which calls itself the "invisible commandos", walks with his men in northern Abidjan's Abobo district. Fighting in Ivory Coast's main city is spreading and the death toll from a power strugg

Defense Calls For Acquittal of Khmer Rouge War Criminal

Comrade 'Duch,' found guilty of the deaths of thousands of detainees at notorious prison, seeks repeal of jail sentence
 Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch, center, who ran the notorious Toul Sleng, a top secret detention center for the worst "enemies" of the state, looks on during his appealing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 2

Former US President Carter Visits Cuba

Carter was invited by government to learn about new economic policies
Former US President Jimmy Carter (file photo)

Homeless Students Pushed to Succeed

Dallas school system bolsters children without a fixed address
Staff members at Arlington Park Learning Center have high expectations for all of their students - including those who are homeless.
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Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 21:05