SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left for Beijing Saturday for annual summit talks with Chinese and Japanese leaders expected to center on North Korea and economic and other cooperation between the Northeast Asian powers. The tripartite summit, set for Sunday between Lee, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime […]
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South Korean President heads to Beijing for annual summit with China, Japan
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Noda, Putin agree to meet during G20 summit
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(NHK) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to have a bilateral meeting in Mexico while they attend the Group of 20 summit next month. Noda and Putin spoke on the telephone for about 10 minutes on Friday night. The conversation was held at Russia’s suggestion. Noda […]
Read more“Don’t be sad (Bibi), your father wants you to be happy,” 8 year old Gaia writes to Israeli PM
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Gaia Talmon writes to Netanyahu after passing of his father: “Don’t be sad, your father wants you to be happy”. PM Netanyahu writes back: “I see that you care about me and that you were sad because of my sadness.” Not many people, let alone an 8-year-old, can say they touched their prime […]
Read moreWomen have joined the military for the first time in Saudi Arabia
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(ARAB NEWS) — Thirty women were recruited as privates at the Passport Department’s offices at border crossings like King Fahd Causeway and Salwa border point in the east of the Kingdom. A recent study of Naif University for Security Sciences’ Studies and Research Center showed that Saudi women have been embarking on security […]
Read morePalestinian Authority : Talks ongoing to resolve hunger strike demands
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A comprehensive solution to widespread hunger strike action by prisoners is being discussed between Palestinian, Israeli and Egyptian officials, the Palestinian Authority prisoners affairs minister said Saturday. Issa Qaraqe told Ma’an that President Mahmoud Abbas, PA officials, and Egyptian and international mediators have been working hard to find a solution which […]
Read moreRussian Prime Minister Medvedev to Hold Government Meeting
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(RIA NOVOSTI) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will on Saturday hold a meeting on the implementation of instructions President Vladimir Putin gave after his inauguration. Putin was sworn in as president for a third non-consecutive term on May 7 and signed a number of documents on the same day. The Kremlin’s press service then […]
Read moreKoalisi Politik Dua Mantan Pasukan Komando Israel Sayeret Matkal
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Jakarta, 12 Mei 2012 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Persatuan nasional yang menyepakati koalisi dari partai politik terbesar di Israel yaitu Likud pimpinan Benjamin Netanyahu dan Kadima pimpinan Shaul Mofaz benar-benar sangat mengejutkan. Kedua partai politik terbesar dan terkuat di Israel setuju untuk melakukan “akad nikah” membentuk koalisi pemerintahan yang dicapai tanggal 7 Mei 2012. Keputusan ini […]
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