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NEWS IN BRIEF US military hopes to revive UN oil-for-food networks in Iraq: officer WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 The US military hopes to revive the network that ran the UN oil-for food program in Iraq to get food and other relief supplies inside Iraq, a US army officer said Friday. Saddam calls on Baghdad residents to resist US forces BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein called on Baghdad residents in a televised address Friday evening to "forcefully hit" US forces closing in on the capital. Gorbachev calls for end to "bloodbath" in Iraq BEIRUT (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev called here Friday on the United States and Britain Friday to end the "bloodbath" in Iraq and allow the United Nations to resolve the crisis. |
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Sacked media star hired by Belgian, Greek broadcasters BRUSSELS (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Belgian and Greek broadcasters announced Friday they had hired star television reporter Peter Arnett, after he was sacked in the United States for suggesting the US war plan had failed. Saddam addresses nation on state TV BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was shown on state television Friday evening addressing the nation. Angolans celebrate their first year of peace since independence LUANDA (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 About 100,000 Angolans gathered Friday in a sports stadium in the capital to take part in a ceremony to celebrate a year of peace in the southwest African country wracked by a civil war that lasted more than a quarter century. Oil shares down, profits up as markets look forward to post-war Iraq PARIS (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Higher crude prices have made the 2003 first quarter a lucrative one for oil companies but their shares continue to fall on markets still jumpy about the situation in Iraq, analysts said on Friday. Tanzanian Muslims condemn US-led coalition for invading Iraq DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Thousands of Tanzanian Muslims gathered here Friday to condemn the US-led coalition waging war against Iraq. Powell fails to convince Europeans over Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell has returned from a tour where he breathed new life into US-Turkey relations, but failed to clear the air with European allies on the future of Iraq. |
France, Germany and Russia call for UN early role in Iraq PARIS (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 The foreign ministers of France, German and Russia on Friday called for an early role for the United Nations in running post-war Iraq and raised their concern about a humanitarian emergency there. Iraq warns of unconventional, "martyrdom" attacks on US troops at airport BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Iraq warned of "martyrdom" and other unconventional attacks later Friday against US troops who it said were "isolated" at Saddam International Airport on the outskirts of the capital. Heavy gunfire heard in central Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Heavy artillery and other gunfire was heard in Baghdad at around 6:50 pm (1450 GMT) Friday, an AFP correspondent in the Iraqi capital reported. The human cost of the US-led war in Iraq NICOSIA (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Here is a breakdown of casualty figures given by various sources for the US-led war in Iraq that was in its 16th day on Friday. Confirmation of the reports is often unavailable. Germans mobilise for new weekend of anti-war protests BERLIN (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 Thousands of German peace protestors are planning demonstrations against the US-led war on Iraq in several cities over the weekend, organisers said Friday. Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite group denies US is trying to isolate it DUBAI (AFP) Apr 04, 2003 The main Iraqi Shiite opposition group brushed off suggestions Friday that the United States, whose forces are closing in on Baghdad, would try to deny it a role in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq because of its close ties with Iran. |
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