Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: Blowbacks...

Sunday 2 September 2012

Blowbacks...

US Special Forces Suspend Training of Afghans
NATO struggles to stop attacks on international forces by Afghan colleagues

Muslim Cleric Accused of Planting Evidence in Pakistan Blasphemy Case
Khalid Jadoon, the prayer leader who allegedly wanted to expel the minority Christian community from the area, is placed in police custody

Bush, Blair Should Face Trial for Iraq Actions, Says Archbishop Tutu
Tutu says the decision to invade Iraq was "premised on the lie that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction"

Israel Evacuates West Bank Settler Outpost
Move ends legal battle with the Israeli Supreme Court, which ruled Jewish homes were illegally built on land owned by Palestinians

Angola Says Dos Santos' Ruling Party Has Big Election Lead
Election officials say early results show incumbent president's party received almost three-quarters of the vote

Ethiopia's 'Visionary' Leader Meles Zenawi Laid to Rest
Foreign delegates, African leaders are in Addis Ababa for Meles Zenawi's funeral

South Africa Drops Murder Charges Against Miners
Under obscure Apartheid-era law, 270 miners were viewed as accomplices in killing of 34 fellow workers shot dead by police during a labor strike

Clinton Facing Deadline on Terrorist Designation for Haqqani
Secretary of State under congressional mandate to decide on Pakistani group’s definition, a thorny issue in US relations with Islamabad, Kabul

Democratic Convention to Nominate President Obama for Second Term
Party gathering begins Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina