Mahmoud Abbas postpones local elections in West Bank

  RAMALLAH, August 22, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ma’an News Agency) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Monday postponing local West Bank elections scheduled for October 22, Ma’an News Agency reported. The presidential decree postpones elections “until appropriate circumstances” exist, the statement said, and gives time “to provide the Central Elections Commission with […]

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Thailand’s Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Visits Japan

  JAPAN, August 22, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Thailand’s Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Japan with an offer to assist in the reconstruction of the country’s earthquake and tsunami-damaged northeastern coast, VOA reported on Monday. Mr. Thaksin, a former telecommunications tycoon ousted from office in a 2006 coup, told Japan’s Kyodo […]

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