Marocco, September 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) —- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Moroccan host launched work Thursday on Africa’s fastest rail line, highlighting France’s role in a region being reshaped by the Arab Spring, AFP reported. Sarkozy was met at Tangiers airport by King Mohammed VI and then went directly to the station for the joint […]
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Archive | September, 2011
Don’t forget Haiti, top U.N. aid official urges donors
September 30, 2011 
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HAITI, September 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – International aid donors should not forget the plight of 600,000 earthquake survivors still living in a critical situation in camps in Haiti, the top U.N. humanitarian official said on Thursday, Reuters reported. On a visit to the poor Caribbean state that is still struggling to rebuild […]
Read moreAfghanistan should be neutral after troop withdrawal – Russian official
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UNITED NATIONS, September 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) —- Afghanistan should become a neutral state after the withdrawal of foreign troops, Russian deputy ambassador to the UN Alexander Pankin said on Thursday, RIA NOVOSTI reported. “If Kabul sets a goal of restoring neutrality as early as now, this can ease the reconciliation dialogue […]
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi to Meet Burmese Labor Minister
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BURMA, September 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — A spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi says the Burmese democracy leader will meet Friday with Labor Minister Aung Kyi, VOA reported. It will be the third meeting between the two since Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest late last year. She has […]
Read moreHaiti’s plans to rebuild army meets opposition
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, September 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — A plan by Haitian President Michel Martelly to revive the country’s disbanded military is running into opposition, AP reported. Sen. Moise Jean-Charles of Haiti’s dominant political party told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Haiti does not need to create a new army. He noted Haiti cannot afford to do that […]
Read moreRussia set for launch of Proton-M carrier rocket with Mexican satellite
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RUSSIA, September 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / ROA NOVOSTI) — Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket with a Mexican telecommunications satellite, QuetzSat-1, will be launched on Thursday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) said, RIA NOVOSTI reported. “The launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with QuetzSat-1 satellite has […]
Read moreSouth Korean President names veteran TV journalist as new senior press secretary
September 28, 2011 Comments Off
SEOUL, September 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak named a veteran television journalist as his new senior press secretary, the presidential office announced Wednesday, as the outgoing aide was arrested on bribery charges, YONHAP NEWS AGENCY reported on Wednesday. Choe Guem-nak of the SBS television network was tapped to succeed Kim […]
Read morePentagon to work with Pakistani military on differences
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (KATAKAMI.COM / Xinhua) — Despite the troubled U.S.- Pakistani relationship, the Pentagon said Tuesday that it will continue to work with its Pakistani counterpart to resolve the differences, XINHUA reported on Wednesday. “We want to maintain a relationship with Pakistan that’s grounded in common interests, to include going after terrorists that threaten […]
Read moreQueen Rania visits Anjara school, charity society
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AMMAN, September 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM /JORDAN TIMES) - Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday paid a visit to a local school and a charity society in the town of Anjara in Ajloun Governorate, Jordan Times reported on Wednesday. During a visit to Aysha Al Baounieh Elementary School for Girls, Her Majesty met with teachers who […]
Read moreMerkel vows support for Greece, urges actions from Athens
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BERLIN, Sept. 27 (KATAKAMI.COM / Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that Germany wants a strong Greece staying within the eurozone and will offer all necessary supports, while urging indebted Athens to fulfill their own responsibilities, XINHUA reported on Wednesday. In a joint press conference with visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou […]
Read moreU.S. to continue cooperating with Russia and its next elected president
September 27, 2011 Comments Off
WASHINGTON DC, September 27, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / RIA NOVOSTI) — The United States will continue cooperating with the Russian Federation, no matter who would win the next presidential election, U.S. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, RIA NOVOSTI reported. Last Saturday Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for president in […]
Read moreMerkel to host Greek PM for talks on debt crisis
September 27, 2011 Comments Off
GERMANY, September 27, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP ) - Europe’s failure to tackle crippling Greek debt is “scaring the world,” US President Barack Obama warned as Germany rejected plans to boost funding for the EU’s debt rescue facility, AFP reported. Asian stocks rallied sharply Tuesday, following a see-sawing recovery on US and European markets as investors […]
Read moreBritish Foreign Secretary : Palestinian nationhood, the two sides must sit down and negotiate
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By : William Hague LONDON, September 26, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / THE TELEGRAPH) —- Time is running out for a two-state solution. That is one thing everyone agreed on in all the discussions I had at the United Nations last week on the Middle East Peace Process. The events of the Arab Spring have only […]
Read moreUS Citizen Killed in Kabul Attack
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AFGHANISTAN, September 26, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan says an American citizen has been killed in an attack on a compound used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency , VOA reported on Monday. The spokesman ((Gavin Sundwall) said Monday an Afghan employee of the U.S. government carried […]
Read moreUN begins weighing Palestinian statehood bid
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UNITED NATIONS, September 26, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP ) - The UN Security Council begins consultations Monday on Palestine’s application for full membership of the world body, although a vote on the historic bid isn’t expected for weeks, AFP reported on Monday. The United States has already threatened to veto the move, insisting that only […]
Read moreUN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Bid
September 26, 2011 Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, September 26, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — The U.N. Security Council is set to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood Monday, as Israeli leaders continue to call for a return to peace talks. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted an application for full recognition of a Palestinian state Friday, and received a hero’s […]
Read morePope Concludes First State Visit to Germany
September 25, 2011 Comments Off
GERMANY, September 25, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Pope Benedict has wrapped up his first state visit to his native Germany with a final mass in the country’s southwest, VOA reported on Sunday. Some 100 thousand people attended Sunday’s mass in an airfield beside Freiburg’s airport, where the pontiff made a strong appeal for unity among […]
Read moreMahmoud Abbas receives hero’s welcome after UN trip
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WEST BANK, September 25, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / BBC) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a hero’s welcome upon his return to the West Bank from New York where he applied for full state membership of the UN, BBC reported on Sunday. He reiterated before a cheering crowd his refusal to talk to Israel without […]
Read moreMedvedev backs Putin for Russian president
September 24, 2011 Comments Off
RUSSIA, September 24, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president in next year’s election, ending months of speculation over which man would run for the post, RIA NOVOSTI reported. Speaking at the annual congress of the ruling United Russia party on Saturday, Medvedev […]
Read moreQuartet sets timetable for new Mideast talks
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UNITED NATIONS, September 24, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters / UN ) – The “Quartet” of Middle East mediators proposed on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians should meet within one month to agree an agenda for new peace talks with a goal of a deal by the end of 2012, REUTERS reported on Friday. In a […]
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