Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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Features MEPs' Turkmen Visit Could Swing Long-Awaited Deal A delegation of European Parliament members is in Turkmenistan this week to assess the human rights situation in the country. More   Keeping Tatar Alive April 26 is Tatar Language Day in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. The language and culture of the republic are under constant assault from outside influences, including Russia and the West. Nonetheless, many Tatars cling to the anchor and identity that their ancient culture provides them with. More   News Lukashenka Slams Yanukovych, Barroso Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso after being left out of ceremonies commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More   Karzai: Prison Break Was Inside Job Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office today acknowledged that a huge Afghan prison break in which hundreds of Taliban inmates escaped was most likely facilitated from the inside. More   Ceremonies Mark 25th Anniversary Of Chornobyl Disaster Ceremonies have been held to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. More   From Our Bureaus Belarus Chornobyl Activists Jailed Two Belarusian activists detained in the northern city of Polatsk on April 25 were sentenced to two days of jail on April 26. More   Hundreds Of Iranian Workers Protest For Back Wages Workers at the Alborz tire factory near Tehran have rallied in front of Iran's presidential office to demand nine months' of unpaid wages and the reopening of the plant. More   Trial of Kyrgyz Nationalist Postponed The trial of a Kyrgyz nationalist leader accused of trying to overthrow the government was postponed today when his lawyers did not show up in court More   Blast Rocks Russian City Police in Volgograd say a bomb has exploded in the southern Russian city and a second explosive device was destroyed before it could go off More   Russian Murder Suspect 'Slashes Wrists' A defendant in a high-profile murder trial in Moscow is reported to have tried to slash his wrists in his cell. More   Kyrgyz Deputies May Get Right To Bear Arms The speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament today proposed draft legislation that would allow deputies to carry guns at his discretion More   Mosques Inspected In Southern Tajikistan Public health authorities in the southern Tajik city of Kulob have begun checking sanitary standards in the city's 50 mosques. More   Afghan False Alarms Anger Tajiks Firefighters in eastern Tajikistan are complaining that they are receiving false emergency calls made from neighboring Afghanistan. More   UN Gives Money To Kyrgyzstan To Fight Drug Trafficking The United Nations has announced that it will give $3.4 million to the Kyrgyz government to combat drug trafficking. More   Tajik Islamic Party To Organize Home Reconstruction The head of Tajikistan's Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) said it will help organize the construction of a new house for a family whose home was demolished by authorities. More   The Power Vertical Partying Like It's 1977 A Russian leader gives a four hour speech filled with empty platitudes about imaginary accomplishments, promises of a bright future, and dire warnings about dangerous foreign influences. The speech was interrupted 53 times by applause. Sound familiar? More