Please also visit : WWW.KATAKAMINEWSINDONESIA.WORDPRESS.COM August 30, 2010 (KATAKAMI / BBC) — Two Russian pilots have been kidnapped in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the country’s state-run Suna news agency has reported. They work for Sudan’s Badr Airlines and were abducted in the town of Nyala on Sunday afternoon. There has been a spate of […]
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New Zealand Prime Minister to visit United Kingdom, France
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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (Getty Images) Please also visit : WWW.KATAKAMINEWSINDONESIA.WORDPRESS.COM August 30, 2010 (KATAKAMI / SCOOP.CO.NZ) — Prime Minister John Key will travel to the United Kingdom and France next week for bilateral talks with leaders and senior Government representatives, and to attend the unveiling of a memorial for World War II […]
Read moreRussian President Medvedev meets Director of Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov
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President Dmitry Medvedev & Alexander Bortnikov Please also visit : WWW.KATAKAMINEWSINDONESIA.WORDPRESS.COM August 30, 2010 (KATAKAMI / KREMLIN.RU) – Mr Bortnikov briefed the President on the results of special and tactic operations in the North Caucasus. Dmitry Medvedev noted that participants in the special operations in the North Caucasus should receive state decorations. * * * […]
Read moreOver 20,000 evacuated after volcano erupts in Sumatra
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Please also visit : WWW.KATAKAMINEWSINDONESIA.WORDPRESS.COM August 30, 2010 (KATAKAMI / RIA NOVOSTI) — More than 20,000 people living near Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have been evacuated after the volcano erupted on Sunday for the first time in 400 years, local media said. Earlier reports said at least 12,000 people from villages […]
Read morePutin slams opposition rallies as provocation against government
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August 30, 2010 (KATAKAMI / RIA NOVOSTI) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has attacked opposition rallies as a “provocation” against the government, in an interview with Kommersant newspaper. Speaking during a 2,000-kilometer trip in a Russian-made Lada Kalina car in the country’s Far East, Putin said opposition movements should abide by the […]
Read moreObama Visits New Orleans on Katrina Anniversary
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President Barack Obama waves as he enters Air Force One at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Station in Bourne, Mass., Aug. 29, 2010, after a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. He will visit New Orleans for the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMi / CBS / AP) President Barack Obama […]
Read morePhotostream : Remembering the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
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Rain cascades over the names of victims lost to Hurricane Katrina at he Hurricane Katrina Memorial for St. Bernard Parish in Shell Beach, La. , one day before the fifth anniversary of the storm, which took over 1,000 lives and devastated the region, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (Getty Images) Parishioners listen to a memorial service […]
Read moreKenya Defends Bashir Visit as Necessary for Regional Peace
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves as he arrives at the promulgation of Kenya’s new constitution at the Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi, 27 Aug 2010 August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / VOA) — Kenya has rejected international criticism over the inclusion of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Friday’s Promulgation Day festivities. The east African nation […]
Read moreChechen militants killed 5 police in Kadyrov’s home village
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Chechen militants killed 5 police in Kadyrov’s home village August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / RIA NOVOSTI) – Five police officers were killed on Sunday morning in a clash with Chechen militants in the home village of Chechnya’s president, investigators said. “During the clashes, 12 militants were killed. Seven of them blew themselves up and it […]
Read moreChechnya shootout leaves 19 dead
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Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen president, in his home village of Tsentoroi last year. Photograph: Viskhan Magomadov/AFP/Getty Images August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / GUARDIAN.CO.UK) — Five civilians were among 19 people killed today in a shootout between the Chechen president’s security guards and suspected separatists, officials said. At least 12 insurgents and two security officers were […]
Read moreSouth Korean PM nominee Kim Tae-ho withdraws candidacy
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Kim Tae-ho (left) was seen as a possible replacement for President Myung-bak (right) (KATAKAMI / BBC) — The man nominated to be South Korea’s new prime minister has withdrawn his candidacy amid allegations about past financial irregularities. Kim Tae-ho faced questions from lawmakers at his confirmation hearing last week about suspected misconduct when he was […]
Read morePope at Angelus: Christ took lowest place ‘in the world’
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Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 29, 2010 / 07:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christ did not limit himself to taking just the lowest place at the table, explained Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday. Jesus, taught the Pope, repeatedly offers humanity “a model of humility and of free giving” and showed the world “radical humility” by accepting the […]
Read morePrince William to wed Kate Middleton next August: Report
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August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / DNA INDIA) — Britain’s Prince William will marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton at London’s Westminster Abbey next August, according to sources. According to sources, royal aides made ‘discreet overtures’ to senior managers at the Abbey, one of London’s most famous landmarks, to hold a wedding there on the second […]
Read moreFirst Australian Aboriginal MP elected for Liberals
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Ken Wyatt was elected as the Liberal representative for the seat of Hasluck (KATAKAMI / BBC) — An Aboriginal Australian has been elected to parliament for the first time in the country’s history. Ken Wyatt, 57, an expert on Aboriginal health, took the seat of Hasluck in Western Australia for the centre-right Liberal Party. Neither […]
Read moreMedvedev says special operations in N Caucasus produce good results
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with federal security chief Alexander Bortnikov before a meeting of the national Security Council at the Gorki residence outside Moscow. Shown from left in the background are, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. (Getty Images) GORKI, August 28 (KATAKAMI / Itar-Tass) […]
Read moreIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, calls for redoubling efforts
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill, center, talk as Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, second left, looks on during a visit to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (Getty Images) New Delhi, Aug 29 […]
Read moreBritish PM enjoys time with new baby daughter
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British Prime Minister David Cameron holds on August 28, 2010 his baby daughter, Florence Rose Endellion Cameron, who was born on August 24 during the premier’s summer holiday in Cornwall. (Getty Images) Camerons release first pictures of newborn daughter London (KATAKAMI / ZEENEWS) – British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha were enjoying their […]
Read morePutin participates in opening ceremony of Russia-China oil pipeline’s Russian section
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Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin August 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / RIA NOVOSTI) — Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian section in the Russia-China oil pipeline, which took place in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region on Sunday. At the beginning of the opening ceremony Putin called the pipeline […]
Read morePhotostream : Volcano erupts in North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. The volcano spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years causing thousands of people living around its slope to evacuate their homes. (Getty Images) Villagers who flee erupting Mount Sinabung rest […]
Read morePhotostream : German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg visits Afghanistan
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German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) and the President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert leave after a ceremony at a memorial for killed soldiers at the German Bundeswehr army camp Marmal in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul in Afghanistan on August 28, 2010. Zu Guttenberg and Lammert are on a visit to […]
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