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NEWS IN BRIEF US approves lotion to protect against chemical warfare WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 The US government has approved a skin lotion to protect US soldiers from possible chemical attack. Iraq's propaganda ministry hit in waves of attacks on Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Waves of attacks on the Iraqi capital and its surrounds continued Saturday, the 10th day of the war, with at least one missile crashing into the Information Ministry at dawn after scores of people died in a market. Police approve but limit China's first anti-war protests BEIJING (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Police have given the go ahead for China's first domestic protests against the war on Iraq, but greatly limited the numbers allowed to demonstrate, organisers said Saturday. |
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US covert forces in Iraq hunting down regime elites: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 US teams operating covertly in Iraqi cities are looking to kill off President Saddam Hussein's closest associates, The Washington Post reported Saturday. US soldier killed, five injured as Bradley rolls over in central Iraq AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 One US soldier was killed and five others were injured Saturday in central Iraq when their Bradley fighting vehicle rolled over, central command said. The curious coalition: US allies list sparks global concern, confusion WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Eager to present the war on Iraq as a worldwide effort, the United States has taken to releasing on an almost daily basis an ever-growing list of the members of the so-called "coalition of the willing." British soldier killed, four injured by friendly fire in Iraq LONDON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 A British soldier was missing and presumed dead and four others were injured in an apparent friendly fire incident in Iraq, the fifth such casualty since the war began, the British ministry of defense said Saturday. Bangladesh tightens security as anti-war protests continue DHAKA (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Police were on alert Saturday as an Islamist group prepared to march to the guarded diplomatic areas in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Missile crashes into Iraq's information ministry BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 At least one missile hit and damaged Iraq's information ministry at dawn Saturday as the capital was pounded by heavy bombardment, an AFP correspondent reported. |
Missile crashes into Iraq's Information Ministry BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 At least one missile hit and damaged Iraq's Information Ministry at dawn Saturday as the capital was pounded by heavy bombardment, an AFP correspodent reported. Thai tourism suffering from war, pneumonia fears: report BANGKOK (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Southeast Asian tourism giant Thailand saw a substantial drop in hotel occupancy in the first quarter as travellers fretted over the war in Iraq and a deadly pneumonia outbreak, a report said Saturday. Renewed bombing of Baghdad outskirts BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Loud blasts rocked the Iraqi capital again on Saturday shortly after 7:00 am (0400 GMT) as the outskirts came under renewed bombardment, an AFP correspondent reported. Scores killed, maimed in Baghdad bombing, new strikes reported, Kuwait hit BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Near simultaneous US-led air strikes hit the Iraqi capital and northern city of Mosul overnight after a bombing raid demolished a bustling Baghdad market, killing and maiming scores of civilians. A pilot's talk: of fuel, wind and war ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 As pilots gather for a bombing mission over Iraq the talk is technical -- of fuel, wind speed and radio frequencies. US army avoids religious sites in bid to win Shiite support SOUTHWEST IRAQ (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 The US military must avoid damaging religious sites in the holy city of Karbala if it is to entice Iraq's Shiite majority to rise up against President Saddam Hussein, officers involved in an air assault near the city said. |
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