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Marines return flags to New York after Iraq service NEW YORK (AFP) May 23, 2003 US Marines who recently fought in Iraq returned Thursday two flags found in the ruins of the World Trade Center after deadly September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Israeli navy intercepts ship with bomb-making materiel JERUSALEM (AFP) May 22, 2003 The Israeli navy intercepted off its northern coast a fishing boat loaded with bomb-making materiel from Lebanon headed for the Gaza Strip, military sources said Thursday. Israel's arms industry cashes in on new markets, new technologies JERUSALEM (AFP) May 22, 2003 Israel's arms exports surged by 70 percent in 2002, and the boom was expected to continue with reports Thursday that US objections to a contract for selling airborne radars to India had been lifted. |
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Hezbollah denies links to arms shipment seized by Israel BEIRUT (AFP) May 22, 2003 Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah said Thursday it had no knowledge of the ship intercepted by Israel carrying bomb-making equipment to the Gaza Strip and denied one of its members had been arrested on board. US drops France from "Red Flag" air combat exercise WASHINGTON (AFP) May 22, 2003 The United States has scratched France from a major air force exercise in Nevada next year, preferring to give slots to countries "with whom we will likely be participating in operations in the future," a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Balkans summit pledges to tighten security, border controls OHRID, Macedonia (AFP) May 22, 2003 Leaders of seven Balkans countries and NATO pledged Thursday to work together on strengthening border controls to fight organized crime, seen as a threat to regional stability. Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boat with Hezbollah bomb-making materiel JERUSALEM (AFP) May 22, 2003 The Israeli navy intercepted off the northern Israeli coast a ship loaded with bomb-making materiel from Lebanon headed for the Gaza Strip, military sources said Thursday. Balkan summit in Macedonia to discuss security, border controls OHRID, Macedonia (AFP) May 22, 2003 The leaders of seven Balkan countries met here Thursday with NATO Secretary General George Robertson to discuss strengthening border controls to fight organized crime, seen as a threat to regional stability. Coalition urges Iraqis to locate unexploded ordnance BAGHDAD (AFP) May 22, 2003 Coalition forces in Iraq called on Iraqis Thursday to help resolve the issue of unexploded ordnance in the country by informing officials of its location. |
Israeli navy intercepts arms-laden ship bound for Gaza JERUSALEM (AFP) May 22, 2003 The Israeli navy intercepted off the nothern Israeli coast a ship loaded with weapons from Lebanon and headed to the Gaza Strip, military sources said Thursday. Hezbollah fires on Israeli warplanes violating Lebanon airspace TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) May 22, 2003 The radical Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement said Thursday it had opened fire with anti-aircraft guns from southern Lebanon on Israeli warplanes overflying the area. Blair promises to show proof of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction LONDON (AFP) May 22, 2003 London and Washington will definitely present "convincing and conclusive evidence" about Saddam Hussein's alleged programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday. Summit on security and border controls in Balkans starts in Macedonia OHRID, Macedonia (AFP) May 22, 2003 Leaders of seven Balkans countries were dur to meet Thursday to discuss, under the auspices of NATO Secretary General George Robertson, strengthening border controls to fight organized crime, seen as a threat to regional stability. Singapore says Taiwan training camps not closed SINGAPORE (AFP) May 22, 2003 Singapore has temporarily suspended its overseas military training program in Taiwan as a precaution against SARS but has not shut down its facilities there, the defence ministry said here Thursday. 97 MILF rebels surrender in the southern Philippines amid massive assault ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) May 22, 2003 Six Muslim separatist field commanders and 91 guerrillas have surrendered to the armed forces amid punitive strikes launched by President Gloria Arroyo in the southern Philippines, a presidential aide said Thursday. |
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