Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 15 June 2011




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Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants in Bin Laden Raid

Pakistani military denies one of its own officers is among those who were detained after secret US raid

Sources Say Secret CIA Air Base in Mideast to Target Yemeni Terrorists

AP quotes unnamed US officials who say base, at undisclosed location, could be operational by end of year
A U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan (File Photo)

British, NATO Leaders Discuss Libya Operations

Secretary-General Rasmussen meeting with British Prime Minister Cameron and Foreign Secretary Hague in London
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (file photo)

Obama Calls for Sudan Cease-Fire

US president is appealing to warring sides in Sudan to cease fighting that threatens Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005
President Barack Obama (File Photo)

Arab League Seeks Relevance in Arab Spring

Relevance being questioned even as organization debates suspending Syria's membership
Anti-Syrian government protesters flash V-victory signs in the southern city of Daraa, March 23, 2011

North, South Sudan Troops Clash in Disputed Abyei

Southern army spokesman says sides exchanged fire Wednesday on the Bahr al-Arab River when northern troops tried to cross a bridge
A huge explosion is seen near a United Nations compound in South Kordofan state, June 14, 2011

Somali PM Defies Kampala Accord, Refuses to Step Down

Mohammed Abdullahi Mohamed rejects deal requiring him to step down immediately
Somali protesters march  in Mogadishu, Somalia where protesters took to the streets in support of current Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. A new accord extending the government's term by a ye

Putin: Russia Expects Full Economic Recovery Next Year

Prime minister says his country has managed to retrieve about two-thirds of its lost economy
Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labor Organization, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 15, 2011.

Thai Army Chief Issues Veiled Election Endorsement

General Prayuth Chan-ocha urges public to elect 'good people' and defend the king in next month's national elections
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha (2010 file photo)

Clinton: African Businesswomen Need More Access to Credit

During her trip to Africa this week, US secretary of state says when women prosper financially, children's health, education benefit
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the 53-member African Union at the AU's headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, June 13, 2011

Metropolitan Opera Brings More Than Just Music to Japan

Tour to quake-stricken country delights audiences, injects cash into hard-hit tourism, entertainment industries
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