Spanish woman who wields power
Spain: She's the youngest member of Spain's new
right-leaning government and one of only four women, but 40-year-old
Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is the cabinet's undisputed powerbroker.
Mother of a baby boy born just last month, the successful lawyer has
risen swiftly and quietly to become the right hand of 56-year-old
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
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Japanese PM in India on economic mission
Looking to shore up a financial friendship:
Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda
left for India yesterday where economic ties will be the order of
the day as Tokyo looks to shore up a financial friendship. The day
after returning from Beijing where the focus was on geopolitical
issues -- particularly in the aftermath of the death of North Korean
leader Kim Jong-Il -- Noda’s trip to New Delhi will be heavy on
business.
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‘US, Israel inciting terrorism in Syria’
Syria: Syrian ambassador to Iran Hamed Hassan
says the US and the Zionist regime are inciting terrorism in Syria
due to the active role Damascus plays in the Resistance Movement.
“The developments that have occurred in Syria are different from
those that have taken place in some Arab countries,
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