Archive | July 4, 2011

Japan, China FMs call for better ties amid rows

  BEIJING, July 4, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Japan’s and China’s foreign ministers tangled over territorial disputes Monday even as they appealed for steadier relations between the Asian rivals. China’s Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint about a flotilla of Japanese fishing boats that took members of right-wing groups Sunday near islands controlled by Japan, which […]

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hopes summit to confirm strategic partnership between Russia, NATO

  RUSSIA, July 4, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) — Moscow is counting on the reinforcement in the common focus of a true strategic partnership during the NATO-Russia Council meeting (NRC) in Sochi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. The meeting will take place later on Monday in the Black Sea resort city […]

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Gaza aid flotilla to sail today at noon

  Gaza Strip, July 4, 2011(KATAKAMI.COM / Pal Telegraph) — Two Greek ships carrying 46 forging supporters will start sailing today afternoon from the port of Athena, according to the Secretary General for the Palestinian national initiative, Mustafa Barghouti, The Palestine Telegraph reported. Barghouti said that “ we are preparing to sail to Gaza Strip […]

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi travels for first time since release

  BAGAN, Myanmar, July 4, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi ventured outside her home city on Monday for the first time since her release from house arrest in November, making a low-key visit to the ancient city of Bagan amid tight security, REUTERS reported on Monday. The 66-year-old Nobel laureate is allowed […]

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IDF : 35th anniversary of Entebbe mission

  ISRAEL, July 9, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / IDF Website) — On June 27, 1976, an Air France jet en route from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by four terrorists after a stopover in Athens. The Airbus A300 aircraft was diverted to Libya where it was refueled and it later continued on to Entebbe Airport […]

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