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NEWS IN BRIEF Canadian House of Commons calls for international court to try Saddam OTTAWA (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 The Canadian House of Commons has called for "Saddam Hussein and all other Iraqi officials responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes" to be tried by an international court. Urgent aid shipment finally reaches occupied southern Iraq UMM QASR, Iraq (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Urgent humanitarian aid arrived in the US- and British-held southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr on Friday, after being held up for days by discovery of mines and because of drawn-out fighting in the region. Swedish opposition to war still strong, but slipping: polls STOCKHOLM (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Swedish opposition to the war against Iraq remains strong but has fallen somewhat since the start of the US-led attacks eight days ago, according to two polls published on Friday. |
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Clerics call on Pakistanis to prepare for jihad to defend Iraq ISLAMABAD (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Islamic clerics in Friday prayers urged the faithful to prepare for a holy war to defend Iraq against US-led attacks as anti-war protests continued across Pakistan. The human cost of the US-led war in Iraq NICOSIA (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Here is a breakdown of casualty figures given by various sources for the US-led war in Iraq that was in its ninth day on Friday. Confirmation of the reports is often unavailable. Oxfam says "no" to cash from belligerent governments LONDON (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 The international relief agency Oxfam will refuse funds from nations waging war in Iraq in order to preserve independance, the aid organisation said on Friday. Russian minister Kudrin says cancellation of Iraq oil contracts illegal PARIS (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Any cancellation of Iraqi contracts signed by Russian oil companies would be in breach of international law, Russian finance Minister Alexei Kudrin warned Friday. Europe awaits more protests as public fears long Iraq war PARIS (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Europe was gearing up Friday for another weekend of protests against the war in Iraq as public fears mounted that US-British forces could become embroiled in a bloody and prolonged conflict with dangerous consequences for global security. Iraq war worst crisis since Cold War: Russia's Putin MOSCOW (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that the US-led war against Iraq threatened to destabilize international relations to a point not seen since Moscow's standoff with Washington in the Cold War. |
US forces, their supply lines stretched, regroup ahead of push to Baghdad CENTRAL IRAQ (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 US ground forces invading Iraq regrouped Friday as Washington prepared to throw another 120,000 troops into a fight which a top commander acknowledged that war planners had misjudged. Iranian anti-war demonstrators break windows of British embassy TEHRAN (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Hundreds of Iranian demonstrators threw stones and broke windows of the British embassy here Friday during a protest against Britain's role in the US-led war on Iraq, witnesses said. US adds Tonga to "coalition of the willing" list WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 The White House has added Tonga, the only monarchy in the Pacific, to the list of nations in the "coalition of the willing" backing US-led war to disarm and topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Greek defence minister to meet Rumsfeld in Washington on Tuesday ATHENS (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 Greek Defence Minister Yannos Papantoniou, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, is to meet his US counterpart Donald Rumsfeld in Washington on Tuesday to discuss the war in Iraq and EU-US relations. Prague considering sending field hospital to Iraq PRAGUE (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 The Czech government will take a decision Monday on sending a field hospital to Iraq as part of humanitarian operations, Deputy Defence Minister Jaroslav Skopec said Friday. No underestimation of Iraqi strength, campaign remains on track: general AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Mar 28, 2003 A senior US commander insisted here Friday the US campaign to take Baghdad remained on track, rejecting suggestions that US forces had underestimated the depth of Iraqi resistance and were hampered by a supply-line squeeze. |
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