PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing ofPearl Harbor and those who lost their lives that day are being remembered Wednesday on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II. About 120 survivors will join Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, military leaders and civilians to observe a moment […]
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US Myanmar envoy to visit Japan, China, S.Korea
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The US special envoy to Myanmar will begin a tour of 3 Asian nations on Thursday in an attempt to foster cooperation in promoting democracy there. A US State Department official says Derek Mitchell will visit South Korea, Japan and China between December 8th and 13th. Mitchell is expected to brief the 3 nations […]
Read moreAfghan bombs kill 78 in two days
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KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside mine killed 19 civilians and injured another five when it exploded in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, the provincial government said. The blast came a day after rare sectarian attacks in three Afghan cities killed 59 people, and refocused attention on the fragile Afghan security situation. After Tuesday’s attacks, the […]
Read moreAfghan President back in Kabul after shrine attack
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai cut short a European trip and returned to Kabul on Wednesday to visit the scores of wounded and the bereaved families of those killed in an unprecedented sectarian assault on a Shiite shrine in the capital. A suicide bomber slaughtered 56 Shiite worshippers and wounded more than 160 others Tuesday outside a shrine where […]
Read moreDutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander celebrates 25 years of service
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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander celebrated 25 years of military service on Tuesday. At a ceremony in The Hague, Defence Minister Hans Hillen presented the prince with new numbers on his ‘Jenever Cross’. The award is for long service as an officer in the Dutch armed forces and is also known as the Officer’s Cross and […]
Read moreBritish Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns sectarian attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he is shocked by the attacks on 5 & 6 December in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a statement released by his office on Tuesday, Mr William Hague said: “I was shocked by the sectarian attacks yesterday and today on innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yesterday, I attended […]
Read moreUK, US and Norway welcome negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan
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The Sudan Troika (UK, US and Norway) have welcomed discussions between Sudan and South Sudan on transitional financial arrangements and commercial oil fees. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Foreign Secretary William Hague issued the following statement: “We welcome the discussions held on transitional financial arrangements and […]
Read moreBelgium’s new cabinet sworn in after 540 days
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Belgium’s new cabinet has been sworn in after one-and-a-half years of deadlock. New Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and 18 cabinet members took an oath in front of King Albert II at the palace in Brussels on Tuesday. The country has had a caretaker government since the general election in June last year as […]
Read moreObama, Clinton Praise Indonesia Over Nuclear Treaty
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Indonesia for ratifying the nuclear test ban treaty CTBT, a move which brought the pact one step closer to coming into force, AFP reported on Tuesday. Obama said the move by a country where he spent four years as a boy showed the “positive leadership […]
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