Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Jun 14, 2013 White House Assesses Assad Used Sarin, Will Boost Opposition Aid The White House in a statement condemned Bashar Assad's regime in Syria for multiple uses of chemical weapons against Syrian citizens, and pledged increased aid to opposition forces there. ... Read more... UN human rights chief: Nearly 93,000 people killed in 'vicious' Syria conflict Warning the real figure is likely to be much higher, the United Nations human rights chief announced that the death toll in Syria is nearly 93,000, with more than 5,000 people killed a month as the situation in the country has "deteriorated drastically" over the past year. ... Read more... V Corps inactivates after nearly a century of service to U.S. Army V Corps marked its inactivation after nearly a century of prestigious service to the U.S. Army with a ceremony at Wiesbaden's Schloss Biebrich, June 12. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Homeland Security Tracks the latest news and developments in domestic national security. Security Forces Gear Up for Muted Iranian Elections As Iranians go to the polls Friday to select the country's next president, human rights activists say the regime and its security forces are likely to try to stifle dissent. From the selection of candidates to curbs on journalists, activists say the government is determined to have an election devoid of protest and controversy. ... Read more... Snowden Charges Further Complicate US-China Ties China's state media have pounced on comments from former CIA analyst Edward Snowden that the U.S. government has been hacking computers in China for years, giving the issue prominent coverage. But when the Chinese foreign ministry was asked about the accusations Thursday, the response was slightly more muted. ... Read more... Comptroller Offers Glimpse of Post-sequester Options The budget storms assailing the Pentagon are unprecedented, the Defense Department's chief financial officer said. Read more... Featured Free Resource FierceGovernment Reports on the people, technology and processes that are making government more collaborative, transparent and efficient. Turkish PM Issues Final Warning to Protesters Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a 'final warning' to protesters to leave Gezi Park in central Istanbul. Activists have said they will not leave the park until the government abandons plans to redevelop it. Erdogan has promised a local vote on its future. ... Read more... DOD Establishes First Brain Tissue Bank to Study Traumatic Brain Injury in Service Members The Department of Defense has established the world's first brain tissue repository to help researchers understand the underlying mechanisms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in service members. ... Read more...