Pakistan appoints first woman foreign minister

  ISLAMABAD, July 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) - Pakistan Tuesday appointed its first woman and youngest foreign minister within weeks of important talks with India, Reuters reported. Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, is expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Indonesia later this week in her new role, the ministry […]

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Guinean President Survives 2 Attacks

  CONAKRY, July 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOICE OF AMERICA) —- Guinea’s President Alpha Conde survived two attacks Tuesday on his home in the capital, Conakry, including an assassination attempt in the early morning hours, VOA reported on Tuesday. Mr. Conde said in a nationwide broadcast that gunmen targeted his bedroom with gunfire and a […]

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