Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday, 4 December 2010


Today from VOANews.com

Ivory Coast President Sworn in After Controversial Election

Mr. Gbagbo sworn in, 1 day after Constitutional Council overturned results from election commission that gave victory to Mr. Ouattara
Laurent Gbagbo waves after being formally sworn-in as Ivorian president during a ceremony in Abidjan, 04 Dec 2010

Pakistan, Afghanistan Leaders Reject Credibility of WikiLeaks Documents

Pakistani PM rejects allegations from leaked US diplomatic cables depicting Afghan president as politically weak
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, after giving a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 Dec 2010

Dozens of Casualties in Explosions Targeting Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad

Iraqi Authorities say more than a dozen people were killed and more than 80 injured in series of bombings
An Iraqi army soldier inspects a destroyed bus in Baghdad, 04 Dec 2010

Abbas Threatens to Dissolve Palestinian Authority

Palestinian president raises possibility of dissolving Palestinian Authority if peace deal cannot be reached with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (file photo)

Huge Forest Fire in Israel Rages out of Control

Planes, helicopters from many nations battling raging wildfire that has burned at least 4,000 hectares of forest in Carmel Mountains
A statue stands outside a burning house in Ein Hod, northern Israel, 04 Dec 2010

US, South Korea Reach Free-Trade Deal

President Obama says deal could create tens of thousands of jobs
South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon meets the media upon his arrival at Incheon international airport in Incheon, South Korea, 04 Dec 2010

Republican Lawmakers Block US Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

Republicans want to extend tax cuts for everyone, including wealthiest, to create jobs and spark consumer spending
US Congress

Illegal Immigrants in US Push for Passage of Dream Act

Measure would give young illegal immigrants a chance to become legal residents

Haiti: More Cholera Cases, Fewer Deaths

All of Haiti's provinces now affected to some degree by cholera outbreak
Volunteers carry patients with symptoms of cholera at the St Catherine hospital in Port-au-Prince (File)

WFP Helps Subsistence Farmers to Increase Crop Yields

Food agency says 2010 a year with many climate-related emergencies, which created havoc with agricultural production of many countries
A picture released by Oxfam and taken on17 Aug 2010 shows people standing near homes destroyed by flooding near Zinder
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