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Indonesian police step up pressure on exiled rebel leaders, sympathisers JAKARTA (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Indonesian police stepped up pressure on exiled leaders and suspected supporters of Aceh separatist rebels Tuesday and rejected requests not to use British-made warplanes in its military offensive in the province. Hungary overwhelmingly approves NATO expansion BUDAPEST (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 The Hungarian parliament has unanimously approved the eastwards expansion of NATO that will see the alliance take in seven new members. Indonesian navy nabs four Thai fishing boats JAKARTA (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 The Indonesian navy said Tuesday it had nabbed four Thai fishing boats for illegal fishing in Indonesian waters near Java island. |
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Spanish police put line through underground pen-gun factory BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 A workshop specialising in the manufacture of deadly small arms disguised as ordinary pens has been broken up by Spanish police, police said Tuesday. NATO agrees support for Poland in Iraq MADRID (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz welcomed Tuesday a NATO decision to support Warsaw to establish part of a multinational stabilization force in a sector of Iraq. Russia to continue nuclear cooperation with Iran: Putin EVIAN, France (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Russia will continue nuclear cooperation with Iran but will insist that its nuclear programmes come under international control, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. South Korea's navy fires warning shots in disputed waters SEOUL (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 South Korea's navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean fishing boat in disputed waters off the western coast Tuesday, military authorities said. Russia tells Iran to allay concerns over nuclear programme EVIAN, France (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Russia has called on Iran to allay international concerns about its nuclear programme, a Russian official said Tuesday on the sidelines of a G8 summit here. Saudi arms dealer killed near border with Yemen RIYADH (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Saudi border guards have killed an arms dealer caught in possession of some 100 automatic rifles in the southern province of Najran bordering Yemen, a newspaper reported Tuesday. |
South Korea's navy fire warning shots in disputed waters SEOUL (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 South Korea's navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean fishing boat in the disputed waters off the western coast Tuesday, military authorities said. Saddam's lost soldiers fight to survive BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 With the Iraqi army abolished, the once-proud soldiers of Saddam Hussein are today struggling to survive in a harsh climate of total defeat and bitterness. Mitsubishi Heavy to supply fuselage panels for Boeing deal with Pentagon TOKYO (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan will provide Boeing with rear fuselage panels for its controversial plan to lease 100 KC-767 tanker aircraft to the US air force, a spokesman said Tuesday. China reacts cautiously to proposed tax on arms trade to feed poor BEIJING (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 China reacted cautiously Tuesday to a proposed tax on arms trade to help finance a fund to feed the world's poor, while saying it backed any suggestion to alleviate the plight of the developing countries. New Zealand man building cruise missile in garage, posting details on Net AUCKLAND (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 A New Zealand home handyman is building a do-it-yourself cruise missile with legal, off-the-shelf equipment and claims he can do it for under 5,000 US dollars. North Korea says South Korean warships intent on sparking sea clash SEOUL (AFP) Jun 03, 2003 North Korea said Tuesday South Korea had repeatedly sent warships into its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea in an attempt to trigger a naval battle. |
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