Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 1 November 2011


Today from VOANews.com

World Stocks Plunge on Call for Greek Debt Plan Vote

Many Greeks support referendum, feel country's sovereignty, democracy undermined by foreign demands for austerity
A woman in Athens walks past Greek newspapers bearing cover photos of Greek Premier George Papandreou, November 1, 2011

US Presses for Greater Pakistani Role in Afghan Peace Process

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Karzai Rejects More Talks with 'Suicide Bombers'

Afghan president says he will confer with neighboring Pakistan to end insurgency-related violence
Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L), his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai,(R), and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan walk after a meeting in Istanbul, Nov. 1, 2011

Kyrgyzstan to Close US Airbase in 2014

President-elect Almazbek Atambayev says current lease will be honored, but has no intention of extending it
US servicemen attend a change of command ceremony at Manas Air Base near Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, June 2009. (file photo)

Liberian Presidential Challenger Drops Boycott Threat

Presidential opposition candidate Winston Tubman speaks to supporters at a rally in Monrovia, Liberia, October 16, 2011.

Syria Agrees to Arab League Plan to End Crackdown

Syrian state TV says Damascus has agreed to Arab League plan to end crackdown on opposition uprising against President Assad
Map of Khan Sheikhun in Syria

Tunisia Testing Newfound Freedom of Expression

A fearful population struggles to being public discourse about social, religious issues
The leader and founder of the moderate Islamic party Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, adresses the media during a press conference held in Tunis, October 28, 2011.

As Floods Drag on in Thailand, Displaced Grow Restless

Although government says floods showing signs of easing, some of displaced, stranded growing restless
A man rows his passenger on a boat past the shadow of the flooded Chatkaew Chongkolnee temple in Bangkok, Thailand, November 1, 2011.

Haiti Rebuilds Slowly Under New Government, Prime Minister

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Muslim-American Children Make Mock Pilgrimage to Mecca

American Muslim children educated about faith -- with fun -- at Washington area mosque
Hafsa Abdelrahman leads the children of the Dar Al-Hijrah weekend school in Falls Church, Virginia, into a mock-up of the Muslim holy city Mecca, October 2011.

Pythons Unlock Human Heart Health Secrets

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