MANILA, Philippines, Juli 31, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — A spokeswoman says former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been moved to a regular hospital room following a delicate cervical spine surgery last week, The Associated Press reported. Maite Defensor says the 64-year-old Arroyo was transferred to a room at a hospital in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Sunday […]
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British Prime Minister David Cameron’s message for Ramadan
July 31, 2011 
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London, July 31, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — British Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his best wishes to all Muslim communities in Britain and around the world at the start of the month of Ramadan. Mr Cameron said Ramadan was a time to remind us of our duties and responsibilities and the importance of charity. In a […]
Read moreTurkish President Vows No Military Power Vacuum
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ISTANBUL, July 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Turkish President Abdullah Gul says the resignation of Turkey’s entire military command Friday will not cause a crisis, VOA reported. Mr. Gul spoke to reporters Saturday in Ankara. He said the resignations were “extraordinary,” but said there will be no power vacuum. General Necdet Ozel is […]
Read moreTurkey’s Gul says no crisis as top generals quit
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ISTANBUL, July 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – President Abdullah Gul denied on Saturday that Turkey faced a crisis after the resignation of the country’s four most senior military commanders, but acknowledged this had created an “extraordinary” situation. The departure of the generals has caused turmoil in the military, giving Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan […]
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi calls for Myanmar ceasefire
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YANGON, July 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / CHANNEL NEWS ASIA ) — Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday called on the army and ethnic insurgents to end a decades-long civil conflict in her first direct letter to the country’s new president. Suu Kyi, who held her first talks with a minister in the […]
Read moreNew Peruvian President: Peru’s poor my priority
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LIMA, Peru, July 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Ollanta Humala, the leftist military man who won Peru’s presidency after abandoning a radical platform, promised in his inaugural address Thursday to make his priority the one in three Peruvians still mired in poverty, The Associated Press reported. In an impassioned speech, the 49-year-old former army […]
Read morePeru Swears In New President
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PERU, July 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Ollanta Humala has taken office as Peru’s president, pledging in his inaugural address to ensure that all Peruvians will benefit from the country’s economic growth, VOA reported. Addressing Congress after being sworn in Thursday in Lima, President Humala said “economic progress” and “social inclusion” must work […]
Read moreBritish Prime Minister David Cameron’s message of support for World Hepatitis Day
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London, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / NUMBER 10 GOV.UK) — World Hepatitis Day is an annual event that provides international focus for patient groups and people living with hepatitis. Mr Cameron said it was critical that those who could be at risk continue to be tested. In a statement released by his office, Mr […]
Read morePhotostream : Prime Minister of Slovenia Borut Pahor meets Palestinian, Israeli Leaders
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Troops join South Korea clean-up after storms kill 44
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SOUTH KOREA, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) — Tens of thousands of South Korean troops joined a massive clean-up Thursday after record-breaking rainfall killed at least 44 people, flooded hundreds of homes and turned main roads into muddy rivers, AFP reported. Some 40,000 soldiers with heavy equipment have joined more than 4,000 police […]
Read moreChinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Promises Full Probe of Deadly Train Crash
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CHINA, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised Thursday a complete and open investigation into the nation’s deadliest train accident since 2008, saying anyone found to have been at fault will be punished severely. Mr. Wen also said the government’s top priority is to protect peoples’ lives during a […]
Read moreOfficial: Missing South Korean pilot reported fire
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — A pilot aboard an Asiana Airlines cargo plane that crashed Thursday in waters off a southern South Korean resort island reported a fire just before losing contact with air traffic workers, an official said, The Associated Press reported. The pilot yelled “Cargo fire!” and […]
Read moreFrance provides Jordan with 600m euro financial assistance package
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AMMAN, July 18, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Jordan TIMES) — Jordan and France on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), under which France will provide the Kingdom with 600 million euros ($900 million) to finance development projects for the period 2011-2013. The memo, signed by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafar Hassan and […]
Read morePhotostream : French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Jordan’s King Abdullah II
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Humala to be sworn in as Peru’s president
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PERU, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / FRANCE 24 / AFP ) - Leftist ex-military officer Ollanta Humala will be sworn in Thursday as the next president of Peru aiming to confront the high poverty plaguing his Andean nation despite its solid economic growth. Humala, 49, starts his five-year term having pledged to work hard to […]
Read moreEU warns against growing tensions in Kosovo
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KOSOVO, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / ALJAZZERA / REUTERS) — The European Union has issued a stern warning against a deadly flare-up of violence in Kosovo’s Serb-run north, reports Reuters news agency. Ethnic Serbs set fire to a border crossing post in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, after Kosovo’s government regained control of the post and […]
Read moreSouth Korean rescuers search for landslide victims
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Thousands of rescuers used heavy machinery and shovels Thursday to clear mud and search for survivors after huge landslides and flooding killed at least 44 people in South Korea, The Associated Press reported. Five others were reported missing in the wake of the massive […]
Read moreNATO peacekeepers attacked in northern Kosovo
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KOSOVO, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) — Unknown gunmen attacked NATO peacekeepers in northern Kosovo for the second time in the past few hours, the Kosovo Force (KFOR) said in a statement, RIA NOVOSTI reported on Thursday. NATO peacekeepers have been deployed to Kosovo’s Serb-dominated north after clashes broke out in the […]
Read morePhotostream : Britain Begins One-Year Countdown to London Olympics
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Two pilots missing after Asiana cargo plane crashes off Jeju
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JEJU, South Korea, July 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Yonhap) — A cargo plane operated by Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s second-largest flagship carrier, crashed into the sea off Jeju Island early Thursday, leaving its two pilots missing, the Coast Guard said, Yonhap News Agency reported. Debris of the Boeing-747 aircraft, which departed from Incheon International […]
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