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US soldier killed, five injured in Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) May 18, 2003 A US soldier was killed and three injured as they detonated unexploded ammunition in Baghdad, while two soldiers were injured separately when assailants attacked their transport truck, the US Central Command announced Sunday. US soldier killed, three injured in Iraq explosives accident WASHINGTON (AFP) May 18, 2003 A US soldier was killed and three injured as they detonated unexploded ammunition in Baghdad, the US Central Command announced Sunday. Ethiopian advance party arrives in Burundi for peace mission BUJUMBURA (AFP) May 18, 2003 An advance party from Ethiopia arrived here on Sunday to finalise preparations for an African peacekeeping force due to monitor peace accords aimed at ending the civil war, an AFP journalist reported. |
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India sends navy ship to help as Sri Lanka flood toll near 150 COLOMBO (AFP) May 18, 2003 Sri Lanka Sunday called for urgent help from abroad as the death toll neared 150 in the worst floods and mudslides in 56 years, officials and police said. Jerusalem blasts hammered last nail in roadmap coffin: analysts JERUSALEM (AFP) May 18, 2003 The latest string of Palestinian attacks has shattered the slim hopes arisen from the roadmap for peace and could trigger even more killing, analysts said Sunday. Support for euro, common EU defense policy slips in Denmark COPENHAGEN (AFP) May 18, 2003 Support for a common European Union defense policy and the euro has slipped among Danes since February, according to an opinion poll published Sunday. Two die in crash of Portuguese military plane LISBON (AFP) May 18, 2003 Two Portuguese soldiers died when their military plane crashed near the capital Lisbon on Sunday, a military spokesman told Lusa news agency. Hezbollah fires on Israeli planes violating Lebanon airspace TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) May 18, 2003 The radical Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement said Sunday it had opened fire from its southern Lebanese stronghold on Israeli warplanes overflying the area. Taiwan seeking cheaper US-made submarine-hunting aircraft: report TAIPEI (AFP) May 18, 2003 Taiwan is discussing alternative options to the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft it had planned to purchase from the United States after determining the planes would be too expensive, a report said Sunday. |
Australia calls up reserves for anti-terrorist squads SYDNEY (AFP) May 18, 2003 The Australian government unveiled plans Sunday to use army reservists as a new counter-terrorism unit to guard key infrastructure and provide security at major events. Russian defense minister flies off to Malaysia MOSCOW (AFP) May 18, 2003 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov left Moscow late Saturday for cooperation and security talks in Malaysia, the first leg of a tour that will also take him to the United states, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Germany intercepts 30 tonnes of suspect chemicals bound for N Korea: press BERLIN (AFP) May 18, 2003 The German government has intercepted a cargo of 30 tonnes of sodium cyanide, which can be used in the manufacture of chemical weapons, at the request of Washington which believes the shipment was bound for North Korea, according to the German weekly Der Spiegel. Italian royal visits scene of Rome wartime atrocity ROME (AFP) May 17, 2003 Prince Victor Emmanuel, grandson of Italy's last king, on Saturday visited Rome's Ardeatine Caves where the Nazis shot 335 Italian hostages during World War II. Sudan president says peace with southern rebels in two months KHARTOUM (AFP) May 17, 2003 Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir said Saturday a peace agreement with the southern rebel movement would be reached in two months, saying some issues still needed to be resolved in negotiations. Uganda welcomes France's offer to contribute troops for DRCongo force KAMPALA (AFP) May 17, 2003 Uganda on Saturday welcomed France's offer to send a peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and pledged to cooperate if a formal request is made. |
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