RUSSIA, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised Russia’s progress on Friday in forming a rule-of-law state and increasing the efficiency of its legal system, RIA NOVOSTI reported. “We have moved forward in recent years in creating conditions for the establishment of a law-governed state in the country,” Medvedev […]
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Head of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuke plant operator resigns
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JAPAN, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) —- The head of the company operating Japan’s troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down and is taking responsibility for the handling of Japan’s nuclear crisis, the msnbc.com news portal said on Friday, quoting Japanese media reports. Katsutoshi Chikudate, a senior executive of Tokyo Electric […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Arrives in Washington After Rejecting US’s Border Proposal
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for what could be tense talks with President Barack Obama after Mr. Netanyahu sharply criticized the president’s remarks on Israel’s possible future borders, VOA reported. The Israeli leader arrived on Friday, one day after Mr. Obama said Israel’s borders […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / YNET) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington ahead of his meeting with US President Barack Obama, Ynet reported on Friday. Netanyahu is expected to stress some of the same points he spoke of in his Knesset speech about Israel’s inclinations in the peace process. […]
Read moreU.S. Republicans disappointed by Obama’s Mideast speech
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / HAARETZ) —- Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor expressed disappointment Thursday in regards to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy speech, saying he failed to propose a serious plan for achieving Mideast peace, Haaretz reported on Thursday. “Today, the President outlined his hopes for Mideast peace – a […]
Read moreGOP Leader Eric Cantor Expresses Disappointment in President Obama’s Middle East Speech
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Washington, DC, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / MAJORITYLEADER.GOV) – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s speech on Middle East policy. In a statement released by his office on Thursday, Mr Eric Cantor said : “Today, the President outlined his hopes for Mideast peace – a goal […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ‘No’ to 1967 borders
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Presiden Barack Obama’s Remarks on the Middle East and North Africa Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement on US President Obama’s Speech ISRAEL, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ynet) —- Responding to President Barack Obama’s major Mideast policy speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will not be withdrawing to the 1967 borders as part […]
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