TOBRUK, Libya, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP)– Libyan leader Muammar Al Gaddafi says he expects victory in the fight against the rebels trying to overthrow his government and is deriding international discussion of a no-fly zone, AP reported on Tuesday. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Giornale published Tuesday, he said he […]
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Iranian leader warns against Western military intervention in Libya
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IRAN, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM ) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned against Western military intervention in Libya in an interview with the Spanish TVE1 channel on Tuesday. “Iraq and Afghanistan are real examples of the results of Western military intervention: thousands of civilians were killed,” Ahmadinejad said. “We can use other mechanisms to control […]
Read morePM Naoto Kan orders SDF to focus on relief operations for quake victims
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JAPAN, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday ordered the Self-Defense Forces to focus on relief operations for survivors of Friday’s deadly earthquake that hit northeastern Japan, Kyodo News Agency reported on Tuesday. ”While we will continue with our rescue operations, there are many people at evacuation centers hoping for […]
Read moreJapan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano : Radiation high enough to affect health
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JAPAN, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says the level of radiation around the quake-damaged Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant is high enough to affect human health, NHK reported on Tuesday. Edano told reporters on Tuesday morning that 400 millisieverts of radiation per hour had been detected around the plant’s […]
Read moreChavez, allies lead push for Libya mediation
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CARACAS, Venezuela, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) – As Moammar Gadhafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away. As reported by AP on Tuesday, Latin America’s most prominent leftists rallied early to his defense and have stayed there even as former friends, neighbors and countrymen have […]
Read moreMedvedev urges harsher punishment for illegal casino owners
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev RUSSIA, March 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday organizing illegal casinos should be treated as a crime, not as an administrative offence, RIA Novosti reported on Monday. Illegal casinos have mushroomed across Russia since a law came into force in July 2009 banning gambling […]
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