Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Dec 22, 2012 Typhoon for Oman BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for the supply of 12 Typhoon aircraft, associated support and 8 Hawk 128 aircraft. Read more... Obama Nominates Kerry for Secretary of State President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to be the next secretary of state. Read more... Russia Postpones Mistral Warship Project to 2016 Russia is putting back the launch of a project to build two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships under French license from 2013 to 2016, a Defense Ministry source said on Friday. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Government Reports on the people, technology and processes that are making government more collaborative, transparent and efficient. Ban and Security Council condemn fatal shooting down of UN helicopter in South Sudan Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the shooting down today of a United Nations helicopter in South Sudan – killing all four crew members onboard – by the country's armed forces and called for those responsible to be held to account, his spokesperson said. ... Read more... Multiple Uranium Enrichment Facilities Suspected in N. Korea Analysts are expressing little surprise about the revelation North Korea apparently has multiple facilities to enrich uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons. ... Read more... UN genocide adviser warns of increasing risk of sectarian violence in Syria The United Nations top official on the issue of genocide has warned of the increasing risk of sectarian violence in Syria, and called on all parties to the conflict to refrain from targeting individuals or groups based on religious or ethnic identity. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Government Reports on the people, technology and processes that are making government more collaborative, transparent and efficient. Pakistani Clerics Want Protests Against Killings Some of Pakistan's most influential Islamic clerics are calling for nationwide protests December 21 against the killings of healthcare workers who were attempting to administer polio vaccines. ... Read more... Former Diplomats, Generals Urge Obama To Pursue Bolder Diplomacy With Iran Twenty-four former diplomats and generals have called on U.S. President Obama to pursue serious negotiations with Iran, including securing limitations on the country's nuclear program in exchange for a proportional paring back of international sanctions. ... Read more...