Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 30 March 2011


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Pro-Gadhafi Forces Drive Back Libyan Rebels

Rebels trying to advance west toward Gadhafi's hometown and stronghold of Sirte
A rebel fighter scrubs his missiles at a front line checkpoint on the road between Bin Jawad and Nawfiliyah, Libya, March 29, 2011

Obama Defends US Involvement in Libyan Air Campaign

President repeats pledge that US role will be limited, no American ground forces will be used
President Obama delivers his address on Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, March 28, 2011

Indonesia Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Libya

President Yudhoyono concerned UN-sanctioned coalition focused exclusively on military action, not finding peaceful solution
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono  (file photo)

Japan on 'Maximum Alert' as Workers Try to Stem Leaks of Toxic Water

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says situation at crippled nuclear plant remains 'unpredictable'
Children watch their father is screened for radiation at a shelter in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 29, 2011

Upcoming TweetChat Discusses Tragedy in Japan

Join in a live Chat on Twitter about the tragedy in Japan with VOA Correspondent Steve Herman.
VOA's Steve Herman at Sendai Port, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 14, 2011.

2 Koreas Hold Rare Meeting About Volcano

Delegations discuss cooperation in researching potential eruption of N. Korean volcano; more talks planned
South Korean chief delegate Ryu In-chang, right center, shaks hands with his North Korean counterpart Yoon Yong Geun during a meeting to discuss a joint research on volcanic activity at the North's highest Paektu mountain, at the Inter-Korean Transit Offi

Syrian President Accepts Cabinet Resignation Amid Protests

President Bashar al-Assad to form new government, expected to address nation in coming days
Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters gather to demonstrate their support for their president, in Damascus, March 29, 2011

Rebels Capture 2 Ivory Coast Towns

Witnesses say rebels seized eastern town of Bondoukou, west-central town of Daloa and are fighting for control of Duekoue
A man known as Commander Bauer, the chief of a group that calls itself the 'invisible commandos' and backs Alassane Ouattara, walks with his fighters in northern Abidjan's Abobo district, March 26, 2011

China Denies Knowledge of Missing Dissidents

Journalists question whereabouts of ethnic Chinese-Australian who criticized government and lawyer, focus of UN human rights group
Gao Zhisheng, a human rights lawyer, pays attention to a question during his first meeting with the media since he resurfaced two weeks ago, at a tea house in Beijing, China, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

Monastery a Reminder of Algeria's Bloody Past

French Cistercian Trappist monks were caught up in brutal 1990s civil war pitting Islamic militants against military-backed government
Exterior of the Monastery of Notre Dame of Atlas in Tibhirine, where seven cistercian monks were killed in 1996 by an Islamic group (file photo)

Simple Plan Could Have Complicated Legal Consequences in 'Win Win'

Paul Giamatti stars as lawyer who bends rules to get much-needed payment from elderly client
Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in "Win Win"
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