Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 8 June 2011


Today from VOANews.com

International Community Turns Up Pressure on Syria

France, Britain introducing resolution at UN Security Council condemning al-Assad regime's crackdown on protesters
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (file photo)

Syrian Refugees Flee Threats, Enter Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not close its door to refugees fleeing unrest
A group of Syrians head towards Turkey as they wait for the authorization to cross the border near Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay province, Turkey, June 8, 2011

NATO Plans for Libya Without Gadhafi

Alliance's secretary-general says it is no longer a question of if Libyan leader will depart, but rather when
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates talk during a NATO defense ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels June 8, 2011

Thousands of Migrant Workers Stranded in Conflict-Ridden Libya

International Organization for Migration says thousands, abandoned by their employers, have few means of survival
Migrant workers from Africa jump off a truck after arriving in Misrata port during an evacuation operation organized by IOM (International Organization for Migration), April 23, 2011

Yemen's Interim Leader Urged to Start Power Transition

Anti-government unrest has continued in president Saleh's absence
Anti-government protesters read local newspapers featuring a photograph of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, and a headline that reads in Arabic, 'What's After Ali Abdullah Saleh', in Sana'a

Clinton Travels to Middle East, Africa

Secretary of State sets off on four-nation trip where she will take part in talks on Libya, attend African economic conference
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, June 2, 2011 (file photo)

US Ambassador Nominee: Afghanistan's Fate Linked to Pakistan

Ryan Crocker says situation in Afghanistan will not improve without 'a fair measure of success in Pakistan'
Ryan Crocker testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan (2010 file photo)

Nigeria's Jonathan to Meet With Obama

White House says presidents will discuss regional, global developments, and work at deepening countries' relationship
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, center, inspects a guard of honor during his inauguration ceremony at the main parade ground in Nigeria's capital of Abuja, Sunday, May 29, 2011.

UN Chief Calls for End to AIDS Within 10 Years

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says goal is possible, but would require bold action
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses diplomats in the United Nations General Assembly for the 2011 high-level UN conference on the global AIDS response, at UN Headquarters in New York, June 8, 2011

Beatles' Business Model Inspires Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Book offers lessons learned from legendary band
The Beatles, (from left), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison board a plane for England at a New York airport in 1964.
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