Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 30 May 2011


Today from VOANews.com

Yemen Fighting Intensifies on More Fronts , At Least 20 Killed

Witnesses say forces loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh stormed a protest camp Monday in the city of Taiz
Anti-government protesters carry a wounded fellow protester during clashes with police in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, May 29, 2011

Activists: Syrian Crackdown Kills 14 Civilians

Security forces backed by tanks fire on civilians in Talbiseh, Rastan and central communities staging protests
A file photo taken from footage by Sham SNN, a Syrian opposition web channel, shows Syrian army vehicles deployed in the central industrial city of Homs

South Africa's Zuma in Libya to Try to Broker Cease-Fire

Zuma represents AU in talks with Libyan authorities, seeks immediate cessation of all hostilities
South African President Jacob Zuma (C-R) is greeted by Libyan PM Baghdadi al-Mahmudi (front-R) and local tribesmen upon his arrival in Tripoli on May 30, 2011

Activists Vow New Aid Flotilla to Gaza

Activists gathered on the same ship stopped by Israeli commandos a year ago, vowing to sail again late June to bring aid to Gaza
Workers work on the cruise liner Mavi Marmara which is under maintenance in a shipyard in Istanbul May 30, 2011

North Sudan Demands South Pull Troops From Two States

Northern government wants South forces to withdraw from border states Blue Nile and South Kordofan in oil-rich Abyei region
Map of Darfur Sudan

Lawyer for Mladic Files Appeal Against Extradition

Lawyer says Mladic too ill to be transferred to court, but Serbia's deputy war crimes prosecutor calls appeal a 'delaying tactic'
Milos Saljic, the lawyer of Ratko Mladic (C) talks to members of the media in Belgrade, Serbia, May 30, 2011

French Finance Minister Seeks Support for IMF Candidacy in Brazil

Christine Lagarde is trying to solicit support from emerging economies to be next head of the International Monetary Fund
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde gestures during a press conference, in Paris, May 25, 2011

Domestic Rape in Congo a Rapidly Growing Problem

In Eastern Congo, rape can be an act of war or revenge - or a response to extreme poverty, ignorance and fear
Fifty-year-old Mawazo says she will never return to her village in the countryside of the Democratic Republic of Congo because she says rebel soldiers control much of the area and if they rape her again, she may be killed, May 2011

WHO: Global Tobacco Usage Leveling Off

WHO warns much work remains to be done to reduce the millions of premature deaths that occur every year from tobacco-related illnesses
A couple walk through an anti-tobacco installation set up by the Uruguay's Resources National Fund, depicting cigarettes' harmful components, in Montevideo, Uruguay,(File)

Obama Honors US War Dead on Memorial Day

America pays tribute to the men and women who died while in the military service
People on motorcycles participate in Rolling Thunder, an annual motorcycle rally in Washington DC, to raise awareness of the plight of prisoners of war and soldiers still missing in action during Memorial Day weekend ceremonies. The holiday honors US war

Endeavor Prepares to Fly Home from Final Mission

One of the astronauts says being in space has shown him the fragility of the Earth’s environment
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