Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

March 31, 2011 Today from VOANews.com NATO Says Arming Libyan Rebels Not an Option Hours after taking over Libyan operations, alliance's chief lays out goals: to protect Libyan people, not to arm them Libya Downplays Foreign Minister's Defection Moammar Gadhafi confirmed on Thursday that Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has resigned France Calls for Global Nuclear Safety Standards Warning radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima plant could affect world; Sarkozy wants discussion at G20 group's May meeting Tension High in Abidjan as Rebels Advance Ivorian fighters supporting internationally-recognized president Ouattara capture key cocoa-exporting port Syria's President Announces Reform Measures Bashar al-Assad announces series of reform measures, including formation of a committee to study possibility of lifting emergency law Bahraini Opposition: More than 300 Detained in Crackdown One of most prominent Bahraini activists arrested is blogger Mahmoud al-Youssef Chinese Military Assessment Seeks 'Better Understanding' Biennial report says country to maintain a defensive military policy that will focus on its own economic development China Urges Respect for New Burma Government New president, Thein Sein, is a former general who gave up the uniform just last year to run in widely criticized elections Fighting Poverty with Better Nutrition for Women Bread for the World Institute says women suffer disproportionately from hunger and disease Scientists Release First Images of Planet Mercury NASA's MESSENGER space probe photos reveal numerous crater impacts on solar system's innermost planet More News Headlines