Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Sep 28, 2012 Sudans Reach Deal on Oil, Demilitarized Border Sudan and South Sudan signed agreements Thursday to demilitarize their border and resume the transport of southern oil through the north. The signed agreements do not deal with the oil-producing Abyei region and several other disputed border regions. ... Read more... With numbers still rising, UN and partners seek $488 million to aid Syrian refugees The United Nations and its humanitarian partners today issued a revised appeal for nearly $488 million to assist the rapidly increasing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. ... Read more... Coalition-Afghan Partnering Operations Resuming Afghan and NATO troops are resuming partnered operations which were suspended earlier this month because of a series of deadly insider attacks, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced during a news conference. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Cloudera for “Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT. Panetta Discusses Syria, Libya, Asia-Pacific Issues Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters today that unilateral U.S. military intervention in Syria would be 'a serious mistake.' Read more... Russia To Sell Old Su-30 Fighters To Belarus Russian media reports say Moscow plans to sell Belarus old Sukhoi Su-30 military planes formerly used by India. Read more... IMCMEX12 Military Exercise Concludes International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 (IMCMEX12) concluded at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Sept. 27, after two weeks of seminars and training operations. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Cloudera for “Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT. Israel Seeks 'Red Lines' on Iran; Palestinians Want UN Upgrade Israel's prime minister urged the international community to place a 'clear red line' on Iran's controversial nuclear program as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly Thursday. Separately, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas blasted Israel for its illegal settlement activity and said his government will seek upgraded U.N. status within the year. ... Read more... Army Releases August Suicide Data The Army released suicide data today for the month of August. During August, among active-duty soldiers, there were 16 potential suicides: three have been confirmed as suicides and 13 remain under investigation. ... Read more...