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Czech defense minister withdraws resignation PRAGUE (AFP) May 30, 2003 Czech Defense Minister Jaroslav Tvrdik withdrew Friday the resignation he had tendered the day before to protest cuts in the military budget. Singapore, France to set up joint defence research laboratory SINGAPORE (AFP) May 30, 2003 Singapore and France on Friday signed an agreement to establish a joint research laboratory in areas important to national defence and security. Azerbaijan FM: No deal with Pentagon on Iran military action BAKU (AFP) May 30, 2003 Azerbaijan Friday dismissed a Russian newspaper report that the United States has cut a deal to use the Caucasus republic as a launch pad for military action against Iran. |
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US-led coalition urges end to celebratory fire after wedding deaths BAGHDAD (AFP) May 30, 2003 The US-led coalition in Iraq broadcast an appeal to Iraqis Friday to abandon the traditional gunfire at marriages after three members of a wedding party were reportedly shot dead by US troops this week. British soldier grilled over Iraq 'torture photos' LONDON (AFP) May 30, 2003 Military police questioned a British soldier in custody Friday after photographs emerged showing troops allegedly "torturing" Iraqi prisoners of war, the Ministry of Defence said. British, US claims on Iraq's WMD could be intelligence blunder: press LONDON (AFP) May 30, 2003 Amid concern the public may have been misled over Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, senior politicians in London and Washington have suggested that intelligence blunders could be to blame. Blair says no doubt weapons of mass destruction will be found in Iraq WARSAW (AFP) May 30, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday dismissed as "completely absurd" the notion that western intelligence agencies invented evidence of Saddam' Hussein's weapons of mass destruction to justify the war in Iraq. Mass destruction weapons will be found in Iraq: Blair WARSAW (AFP) May 30, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday dismissed as "completely absurd" the idea that intelligence agencies fabricated evidence that Iraq had arms of mass destruction to justify making war on the country. US senators press need for reevaluating foreign military deployment MANILA (AFP) May 30, 2003 Two US senators pressed the need Friday for the Pentagon to reevaluate their country's foreign military deployment amid reports of a plan to move most of the 20,000 Marines in Okinawa to bases in Australia and Southeast Asia. |
Japanese court overturns ruling to pay Koreans over 1945 ship tragedy TOKYO (AFP) May 30, 2003 A Japanese high court Friday overturned a ruling granting compensation to South Korean forced labourers over the 1945 sinking of a Japanese government-operated ship on which they were being repatriated. Okinawa says Pentagon considering marine pullout under global realignment TOKYO (AFP) May 30, 2003 The Pentagon is considering pulling out US marines based in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa as it realigns US troops globally, an official from the sub-tropical island's regional government said Friday. Australian PM plays down reports US wants troops based down under SYDNEY (AFP) May 30, 2003 Prime Minister John Howard played down reports Friday that the United States could seek to base up to 15,000 troops in Australia as part of a global military repositioning. Bush sticks to insistence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction WASHINGTON (AFP) May 30, 2003 President George W. Bush stuck to his insistence Thursday that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the US-led invasion. British, US claims on Iraq's WMD could be intelligence cock-up: press LONDON (AFP) May 30, 2003 As fears grow that the public were misled over Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, senior politicians in London and Washington told the British press Friday that unprecedented intelligence blunders could be to blame. Rumsfeld denies weapons of mass destruction were false pretext for Iraq war WASHINGTON (AFP) May 30, 2003 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denied Thursday that the United States invaded Iraq under a "false pretext," saying it believed then and still believes that the regime of Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons. |
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