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NEWS IN BRIEF Powell holds "frank" talks with Europeans on Iraq BRUSSELS (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell held "frank" talks with European counterparts on rebuilding Iraq Thursday, seeking to mend fences despite continuing differences over the war. US, Iraq forces reach Baghdad airport SOUTHWEST OF BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US troops reached Baghdad airport Thursday after fierce fighting with Iraqi forces as the Americans moved on Baghdad from two directions to choke off the regime of Saddam Hussein. US troops move near Baghdad airport AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US troops leading an advance on Baghdad moved near the Iraqi capital's airport on Thursday, US military officials said. |
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Turkey hails Powell's visit as boost for strained ties ANKARA (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Turkey said Thursday that a visit here by US Secretary of State Colin Powell the previous day had helped to restore confidence between the two NATO allies whose ties had been badly bruised by the war in Iraq. Missile kills eight Iraqi civilians, hospital says BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Eight civilians died and five were wounded Thursday by a missile that hit a vegetable market at Nahrawan on the southeastern edge of Baghdad, an Iraqi hospital source said. Kuwaiti foreign minister due in Beijing next week BEIJING (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Essalem Essabah will visit China on April 6-7, China's foreign ministry announced Thursday. Two US soldiers killed near Baghdad SOUTHWEST OF BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Two US soldiers were killed early Thursday in an "apparent" Iraqi rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack west of the Euphrates river near Baghdad, a US general told AFP. US seeking to avoid Baghdad siege: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US forces advancing toward Baghdad have been trying to prevent outlying Iraqi troops from retreating into the city in order to avoid a siege of the Iraqi capital, The New York Times said Thursday. Cypriot trade unions hold island-wide work stoppage against Iraq war NICOSIA (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Cyprus came to a brief standstill Thursday when thousands of unionised workers staged a symbolic 30-minute work stoppage to protest against the US-led war on Iraq. |
Britain's Diana Fund condemns "appalling" use of cluster bombs in Iraq LONDON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 The British charity set up to commemorate the late Princess Diana on Thursday condemned as "appalling" the use of cluster bombs by US-led forces in Iraq. British forces battle some 1,000 Iraqi militia within Basra KUWAIT CITY (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 British forces battling to take control of the main southern city of Basra are still facing resistance from around 1,000 Iraqi militia, along with regular troops who have moved back into the city, a British military spokesman said Thursday. Too soon to discuss reconstruction aid: EU's Solana BRUSSELS (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday it was too early to talk about financial aid to rebuild Iraq, as EU ministers met US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Eritrean president visits US warship Mount Whitney in Red Sea ASMARA (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki has visited the United States' Mount Whitney warship, currently stationed in the Red Sea, a statement by the US embassy in Asmara has said. Iraqi regime vows undying defiance as US advances on battered Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 The Iraqi regime headed into a third week of war Thursday voicing undying defiance as the aerial blitz against Baghdad showed no signs of abating and US forces closed in on the smoke-filled capital. Security boosted for Powell visit as demos planned BRUSSELS (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Security was boosted Thursday around NATO's Brussels headquarters as US Secretary of State Colin Powell met his European counterparts. |
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