Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Jun 8, 2013 Obama Defends US Surveillance Programs U.S. President Barack Obama has defended for the first time the National Security Agency's surveillance of telephone and Internet records, saying Americans should trust those who conduct the programs who are working to prevent new terrorist attacks. ... Read more... US Spy Chief Slams Leaks on Surveillance Program The top U.S. spy chief has slammed the leak of top-secret documents that have shed light on how the government collects information on people's telephone records and Internet use. ... Read more... Russia Tests 'Missile Defense Killer' The US missile defense system is no match for the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Russia tested this week, a senior Russian official said Friday. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource The Path to Smarter Government Governments are turning to analytics to assist in managing the complex budgeting and finance processes to ensure they are providing the highest level of service to citizens. UN announces largest ever humanitarian appeal for conflict-torn Syria The United Nations launched a $4.4 billion humanitarian appeal – the largest aid request in the Organization's history – to assist the growing number of people suffering the effects of the crisis in Syria, which began two years ago with peaceful demonstrations but has since turned into a bloody conflict. ... Read more... Iranian candidates hold final live debate on domestic, foreign policy Iran presidential candidates have held their third and final live debate on television, discussing their domestic and foreign policies ahead of the upcoming presidential poll. ... Read more... First Inter-Korean Talks in Two Years Imminent Working-level talks between the two Koreas will apparently take place Sunday. This would mark a significant thawing of the chill on the peninsula where tension has been high in recent months amid Pyongyang's war rhetoric and its nuclear and missile tests. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource The Path to Smarter Government Governments are turning to analytics to assist in managing the complex budgeting and finance processes to ensure they are providing the highest level of service to citizens. Turkish PM Demands End to Protests On his return home Friday from a tour of North Africa, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his tough stance towards the ongoing nationwide protests sparked by last week's violent police crackdown on a demonstration against the destruction of a park in central Istanbul. ... Read more... Up to 140,000 people still displaced one year after communal clashes in Myanmar - UN Up to 140,000 people remain displaced a year after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the United Nations refugee agency said today. ... Read more...