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 […]
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Prince 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 […]
Read moreCamerons release first pictures of newborn 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) (KATAKAMI / GUARDIAN.CO.UK) — The first pictures have emerged of the prime minister with the latest addition to clan Cameron – Florence Rose […]
Read moreIndonesia : One dies in Mount Sinabung eruption
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Mount Sinabung Jakarta (KATAKAMI / ANTARA) – One local resident was reported to have died following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra at 0.15 am local time on Sunday. Presidential Special Staff for Natural Disaster Andi Arif said in his twitter social network account he was informed by a resident […]
Read moreIndonesia : Twelve thousands evacuated over Mount Sinabung in eruption
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Villager wear mask to protect their respirations from volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatera, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (Getty Images) Jakarta (KATAKAMI / ANTARA) – About 12 thousand local residents around Mount Sinabung which erupted at 0:15 am local time on Sunday have been evacuated to safer places, a red-cross official […]
Read morePresident Medvedev attends the blessing ceremony unveiling the icon above the gates of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill walk to attend a blessing ceremony of the gate icon at the Spasskaya tower of Moscow’s Kremlin on August 28, 2010. (Photo: the Presidential Press and Information Office) August 28, 2010 (KATAKAMI / KREMLIN.RU) — Dmitry Medvedev took part in the ceremony unveiling the icon on […]
Read moreJohn Lennon’s toilet sells for £9,500 at auction
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(File) Yoko Ono poses for photographers during a press conference before a charity concert to commemorate her late husband John Lennon in Saitama, suburban Tokyo, 09 December 2002, one day after the 22nd aniversary of his death. (Getty Images) August 28, 2010 (KATAKAMI / Reuters Life!) – A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John […]
Read moreMore details released on Ambassador Doug Kmiec car accident
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U.S. Ambassador To Malta Doug Kmiec Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 28, 2010 / 07:49 am (CNA).- Authorities released more details surrounding a car accident earlier this week which killed a 74-year-old religious sister and caused serious injuries to a priest and Ambassador Doug Kmiec. Preliminary Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol reports […]
Read more14 militants, 2 policeman killed in Russia
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14 militants killed in special operation in North Caucasus August 28, 2010 NALCHIK, Russia (KATAKAMI / AP) – At least 14 suspected militants and two police officers were killed during security raids in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus, police said Saturday. Nine suspected militants were killed in two separate shootouts with police in the Kabardino-Balkariya republic […]
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