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Too soon to "read last rites" of Mideast roadmap: Israeli defence minister JERUSALEM (AFP) May 19, 2003 Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday it was too soon "to read the last rites" of the Middle East peace roadmap, following a fifth Palestinian suicide bombing in 48 hours. Kenya destroys another 7,000 illicit small arms NAIROBI (AFP) May 19, 2003 Kenyan authorities on Monday destroyed another 7,000 guns recovered by police from criminals over several decades in an ongoing effort to rid the country of illicit small arms. Bush to visit Manila this year as US, Philippines bolster antiterror efforts WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 US President George W. Bush announced Monday that he planned to visit the Philippine capital Manila later this year, further cementing close ties between the two allies. |
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Bush says Philippines will be "major non-NATO ally" WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 Ramping up military cooperation with a staunch anti-terrorism ally, US President George W. Bush said Monday he would designate the Philippines a "major non-NATO ally." Bush says attacks will not stall Middle East peace WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 US President George W. Bush said Monday that he had "confidence" that the Middle East peace process would move forward despite recent suicide attacks against Israel. Bush to visit Manila this year WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 US President George W. Bush announced Monday that he planned to visit the Philippine capital Manila later this year, further cementing close ties between the two allies. Algerian army denies second group of hostages freed ALGIERS (AFP) May 19, 2003 The Algerian army on Monday denied that a second group of European tourists held hostage in the Algerian Sahara desert for several months by suspected Islamic extremists has been freed. Bush to visit Manila in the fall WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 US President George W. Bush annouced Monday that he planned to visit the Philippine capital Manila later this year, further cementing close ties between the two allies. EU states seek to ease budget rules over military spending: French minister BRUSSELS (AFP) May 19, 2003 France, Germany, Italy and Belgium want to ease euro-zone budget rules to allow an increase in military spending without breaching the pact underpinning Europe's single currency, France's defence minister said Monday. |
Uganda completes military withdrawal from DR Congo's Ituri region GOLI, Uganda (AFP) May 19, 2003 Uganda on Monday withdrew the last of its troops from Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) embattled Ituri region, a hotbed of ethnic tension, an AFP journalist witnessed. Iran's demand for Iraqi war reparations is indisputable: Rafsanjani TEHRAN (AFP) May 19, 2003 Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said his country's demand for war reparations from a post-Saddam Iraqi government was indisputable. Malaysia to buy 18 Russian fighter jets in 900-mln-dlr deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) May 19, 2003 Malaysia will buy 18 Sukhoi fighter jets in a deal estimated at 900 million dollars, Defence Minister Najib Razak said Monday after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov. Greece downed Turkish fighter aircraft in 1996 incident: former general ANKARA (AFP) May 19, 2003 A former Turkish general on Monday said Ankara should ask for compensation for an unprecedented incident in which Greece shot down a Turkish fighter aircraft over the Aegean Sea in 1996. Malaysia to buy 18 Russian jets in 900-million-dollar deal KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) May 19, 2003 Malaysia will buy 18 Sukhoi jetfighters from Russia in a deal estimated to be worth 900 million dollars, Defence Minister Najib Razak announced Monday. Three US soldiers killed, several injured in postwar clean up WASHINGTON (AFP) May 19, 2003 Three US soldiers were killed and six injured as US-led forces stepped up patrols in an attempt to bring order to Iraq, the Central Command announced Sunday. |
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