Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 4 June 2011


Today from VOANews.com

Yemen: President in Sana'a, Others Wounded Treated in Saudi Arabia

Deputy information minister tries to counter reports that Ali Abdullah Saleh had left for treatment abroad
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh (file photo)

US Affirms Afghan Stay 'Not Infinite'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke in Kabul at news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is greeted upon his arrival in Kabul by U.S. General David Petraeus, right, Commander of International Forces in Afghanistan, June 4, 2011

British Foreign Secretary Visits Libyan Rebels

William Hague's visit comes at a time when NATO is employing new strategies for targeting installations linked to Moammar Gadhafi
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (file photo)

Thousands Mourn Syrian Protesters Killed on Friday

Rights groups say at least 63 people died Friday as protesters continued to demand departure of President Bashar al-Assad
Map of Hama and Deir al-Zor in Syria

Gates: US 'Putting Money Where Mouth Is' in Asia

US defense secretary promises Asian allies US will uphold its commitments

Thousands Mark Anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Beijing, Hong Kong were scenes Saturday of demonstrations to mark 22nd anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown
Demonstrators hold a candlelight vigil for protesters crushed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing at the Liberty Square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei, Taiwan, June 4, 2011.

UN Condemns Sudan For Taking Over Abyei

Security Council calls on military to stop all looting, burning, illegal resettlement in region, and to withdraw its forces immediately
A machinegun-mounted truck manned by members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) drive past burning businesses and homesteads in the center of Abyei, central Sudan in this handout photograph released by United Nations Mission in Sudan on May 28, 2011

Pope Arrives in Croatia, Expresses Support for EU Bid

Pontiff to take part in several religious celebrations, including National Day for Croatian Catholic Families, Sunday Mass in Zagreb
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, left, meets with  Pope Benedict XVI in Zagreb, Croatia, June 4, 2011

Obama Hails Auto Industry Turnaround

US president says Chrysler, GM are all adding jobs since administration stepped in with taxpayer financed bailout
President Barack Obama tours Chrysler Group's Toledo Supplier Park in Toledo, Ohio, June 3, 2011

Republican Candidates Appeal to Religious Conservatives

They speak at meeting of organization formed to restore influence conservative Christian voters once had in choosing presidents
US Representative Michele Bachmann arrives to speak at the Faith & Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing in Washington, DC, June 3, 2011

Writer Takes Trans-Pacific Journey in New Novel

'Dreams of Joy' is a sequel to See's novel 'Shanghai Girls,' which tells story of two sisters, Pearl and May, who live in 1930s China
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