Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Jan 28, 2013 French-Backed Malian Forces Retake Gao, Advance on Timbuktu French and Malian forces are closing in on the ancient town of Timbuktu after more than two weeks of fighting Islamist fighters occupying the region. Read more... India test fires ballistic missile from underwater platform Moving a step closer to completing its nuclear triad, India on Sunday successfully test fired a ballistic missile, with a strike range of around 1500 kilometres, from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal. ... Read more... Iran denies explosion in Fordo enrichment facility There has been no explosion in Fordo nuclear Facility, the deputy head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Seyyed Shamseddin Barbroudi said on Sunday. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Information Week Government Newsletter Helps you keep up with the latest developments in the Government IT space. Burmese Rebels Claim to Have Retaken Vital Outpost Burmese rebels facing intense fighting say they have retaken a key outpost near the Kachin-rebel headquarters. The rebel Kachin Independence Army says it has reclaimed the northern Burma position after briefly retreating. ... Read more... Medvedev: Assad Made 'Fundamental' Mistake Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a 'fundamental, perhaps fatal' mistake by not implementing political reforms and drawing in the opposition more quickly. ... Read more... Morsi Declares emergency in flashpoint Egyptian Cities Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three cities consumed with anti-government violence. In Port Said Sunday, six people were killed at the funerals of 30 people killed the day before in clashes over a court decision in a football tragedy. Elsewhere, rioters and protesters fought police in battles that have flared since Friday's second anniversary ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Government Computer News Is the technology authority for government. It focuses on how to buy, build and manage the technologies that run government agencies and operations. Ground-Based Interceptor Completes Successful Flight Test The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a flight test of a three-stage Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 2 p.m. (PST). ... Read more... NATO Says Missiles Operational on Turkey-Syria Border NATO says the first of six missile defense batteries sent to Turkey to intercept possible rockets fired from Syria is operational. Read more...