Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 21 June 2011


Today from VOANews.com

Obama to Announce Afghan Withdrawal Plans Wednesday

White House says the President will outline his plan to start brining U.S. troops home beginning next month
US troops on the ground in Afghanistan, 2011

London Closely Watching Obama’s Afghanistan Moves

US president expected to outline plans for beginning troop withdrawal in national speech, Wednesday
President Barack Obama (file photo)

Pressure Mounts on NATO as Drone Helicopter Goes Missing in Libya

Alliance confirms drone was lost during mission but denies claims that Gadhafi forces shot it down
NATO spokesman Mike Bracken (file photo)

China, Libyan Rebels Hold More Talks

Beijing has economic interests in oil-rich country and is stepping up effort to resolve conflict
Mahmoud Jibril, representative for foreign affairs with the Libyan Transitional National Council, a political group opposed to the regime of Moammar Gadhafi (file photo)

Thousands Rally in Support of Syrian President

Demonstrators holding flags, pictures of al-Assad gather in Damascus, while state television shows similar rallies in other cities
Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wave national flags after his speech in Damascus June 20, 2011, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA

China Warns Vietnam of Possible Military Response in South China Sea

State-controlled media publishes sternest message yet over hotly-disputed Spratly Islands
A Chinese flag and a satellite dish are prominently displayed in a structure built by China in one of the islands in the Spratly Islands.

Wife of Chinese Dissident Sees Husband Before Release

Hu Jia will be legally barred from speaking to media for one year after he is freed from jail

US Senate to Vote on Panetta Confirmation

CIA director Leon Panetta has been named to replace Robert Gates as the new defense secretary
Defense Secretary nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination, June 9, 2011

US First Lady Meets Nelson Mandela in South Africa

Michelle Obama meets with black liberation icon Nelson Mandela during her first full day of two-country southern Africa visit
US first lady Michelle Obama (L) with former South African President Nelson Mandela, at this home, in Houghton, South Africa, June 21, 2011

Russian Plane Crash Kills 44

Deputy PM Ivanov says it appears the pilot made a mistake while trying to land in heavy fog
A view shows the site of a plane crash near the airport outside the northern Russian city of Petrozavodsk, June 21, 2011

Eurozone Ministers to Greece: No Bailout Payment without Spending Cuts

Papandreou appealing to parliament to pass package of spending cuts, tax hikes, sale of state assets to stave off bankruptcy, default
Employees of the state-owned company Hellenic Defence Systems, protest outside the Greek parliament against the privatization of the company, June 21, 2011

Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast

Beatriz is expected to threaten popular tourist destinations Tuesday with heavy rains, destructive waves, flash floods and mudslides
A person walks past an upturned car by the shore after the vehicle was swept into the ocean by high waves caused by the approach of Tropical Storm Beatriz in Acapulco, June 20, 2011

Forever Changed, A Belarus Shtetl 70 Years After the Nazis

Nazi forces rampaged through northern Belarus in 1941, rounding up entire villages and marching Jewish residents to their deaths
Rosa Faitelson, 91, in Senno, Belarus
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