Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 5 December 2010


Today from VOANews.com

Mbeki Tries to Mediate Ivory Coast Presidential Standoff

Mbeki holds separate meetings with incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and challenger Alassane Ouattara
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki (L) meets with presidential election candidate Alassane Ouattara (R) during their meeting in Abidjan, 05 Dec 2010

Polls in Egyptian Runoff Close Under Protest

Vote, marred by opposition complaints calling it a farce, expected to bring landslide victory to ruling National Democratic Party
Egyptian voters protest in front of a anti-riot vehicle as they claim they were prevented from casting their votes in Damas, near El Dakahlia, Egypt, 05 Dec 2010

Afghanistan Blast Kills 2 NATO Troops

NATO says incident, which killed two other people and wounded several more, occurred outside military base in eastern city of Gardez

Iran to Use First Domestically-Produced Uranium Yellowcake

Iran says yellowcake, a uranium concentrate powder processed in the country, will be used at the Isfahan conversion plant
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, cuts a ribbon during a ceremony, as a truck is seen behind him, containing Iran's first domestically mined raw uranium, at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility (UCF), central Iran, 05 De

Hundreds in Hong Kong March for Nobel Winner's Freedom

Some 400 protesters marched through Hong Kong's financial district, holding banners, chanting slogans calling for Liu Xiaobo's freedom
Pro-democracy protesters with banners bearing photos of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo march to the Chinese government liaison office in Hong Kong, 05 Dec 2010

Eight Cyclists Dead After Collision in Italy

Witnesses say driver apparently lost control of his car, and collided head-on with cyclists
Sheets cover the bodies of cyclists after a speeding car, partially seen at right, plowed head-on into their group in southern Italy on Sunday morning, killing eight of them, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 05 Dec 2010

Explosion Kills 7 in China Internet Café

Officials say blast in Kaili city, Guizhou province, appears to have been caused by illegal storage of chemicals in next-door shop

Israel Foresees End to Deadly Forest Fire

US ‘Supertanker,’ Palestinian fire engines have joined battle giving boost to multi-national effort that began last Thursday
An Israeli firefighter takes a break as he fights a blaze in the youth village (boarding school) of Yemin OrdE, near the northern city of Haifa, Israel, 05 Dec 2010

Kenya Asks FBI For Help After 3 Police Killed

Police say they hope to draw on FBI's experience dealing with explosives and tracing origins of arms
Kenyan police officers clean the scene where a police van was attacked at the Eastleigh neighborhood in the capital Nairobi, 03 Dec 2010

Study says 39 Percent of Americans Think Marriage is Becoming Obsolete

Survey says a number of people think it is not necessary to be married to have a family