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NEWS IN BRIEF Iraqi forces open fire near key northern junction NEAR KHAZER, Iraq (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Iraqi forces hunkered down near the strategic northern junction of Khazer fired rockets and artillery Friday morning on positions they abandoned after fierce fighting the day before, an AFP correspondent said. Australian wheat shipments to Iraq almost there, says government SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 A giant container ship carrying Australian wheat to Iraq will dock Friday in Kuwait where its cargo will be discharged and delivered to Iraq as soon as possible, the government said. Singapore navy officer blamed for deadly collision SINGAPORE (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 A naval officer has been blamed for a collision three months ago between a Singapore patrol vessel and a container ship that left four servicewomen dead, an official investigation said Friday. |
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Russian prosecutors warn Muslim cleric after jihad call MOSCOW (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Russian prosecutors issued an official warning Friday to a top Russian Muslim cleric one day after he declared a jihad -- or holy war -- against the United States for its war against Iraq. More aid committed to Iraq but little delivered CAIRO (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Nations as diverse as Australia and Bangladesh committed funds this week to provide humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq, but little aid has been delivered due to the ongoing fighting. Indian airforce jet crashes, pilot ejects NEW DELHI (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 An Indian Airforce jet fighter crashed in the northern state of Punjab Friday, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. Time on coalition's side to take Baghdad: Myers WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers said time is on the side of coalition troops in the war on Iraq and called for patience ahead of the battle for Baghdad. Heavy fighting in and around Baghdad airport BAGHDAD AIRPORT (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 US troops continued to exchange heavy gunfire and artillery fire with Iraqi troops in and around Baghdad's Saddam International Airport on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported. Air blitz of Republican Guards one of the best ever, says RAAF chief SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Australia's air force chief Friday attributed the advance of coalition forces to the edge of Baghdad to the destruction of Iraq's Republican Guard divisions in one of the most successful air campaigns ever. |
Australia using new mine-sweeping system in Iraq SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Australia's navy has pressed a state-of-the-art mine clearing system into service near the Iraqi port of Umm Qsar even before testing was completed on the technology, officials said Friday. Rightist British papers pour more venom on French leader LONDON (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Right-wing newspapers in Britain Friday accused French President Jacques Chirac of hypocrisy for his apology to Queen Elizabeth II over the desecration of a British war cemetery in France last week. More intense coalition bombing of Baghdad outskirts BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 The southern outskirts of Baghdad, a city that awoke to a power cut and no water, came under more intense bombardment by coalition warplanes Friday morning, an AFP correspondent reported. Senate approves 80 billion dollars for Iraq war, airlines WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 The US Senate late Thursday unaminously passed a supplemental budget amendment authorizing 78.7 billion dollars in funding to cover the costs of war in Iraq and the start of reconstruction. Japan's foreign minister plans to visit Britain, France, Germany TOKYO (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Friday she planned to visit Britain, France and Germany from next week to discuss with her counterparts how to reconstruct Iraq after the war. US troops control "probably 80 percent" of Baghdad airport: officer BAGHDAD AIRPORT (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 US forces control "probably 80 percent" of Baghdad's Saddam International Airport following a deadly raid on the facility, a US Army intelligence officer said Friday. |
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