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Australian warship plucks stranded British rowers from Indian Ocean SYDNEY (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 An Australian warship plucked two Britons from the middle of the Indian Ocean early Thursday after the pair were forced to abandon a 45-day-old bid to row from Australia to Africa. British PM blames anti-war critics for Iraq dossier furore LONDON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed critics of his Iraq policy on Wednesday for sustaining a furore over the way his government made the case for going to war alongside the United States. US Naval Academy's superintendent resigns under cloud WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 A three-star admiral has resigned as superintendent of the US Naval Academy after an investigation found that he improperly interfered with a marine sentry who stopped him as he entered the academy on New Year's eve, the navy said Wednesday. |
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Australian warship rescues British rowers in middle of Indian Ocean SYDNEY (AFP) Jun 05, 2003 An Australian warship early Thursday rescued two Britons who were stranded in high seas 45 days into a bid to row across the Indian Ocean, the Australian navy said. British parliament rejects probe into Iraq arms allegations LONDON (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 The British parliament on Wednesday voted to reject the establishment of an independent inquiry into allegations that the government misled parliament over alleged weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Officials deny misuse of special Pentagon unit to make case for Iraq war WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 Senior defense officials denied Wednesday that a special Pentagon unit used reports from defectors associated with an Iraqi opposition group to make the US case that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and links to al-Qaeda posed an imminent threat. US has no plans to use rebel group to try to topple Iran: Pentagon WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 The United States has no plan to use an Iranian rebel group on the State Department's terrorist list to try to topple the Iranian government, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday. Turkish Navy set for manoeuvres in Aegean, Mediterranean ANKARA (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 The Turkish Navy will on Thursday begin a two-day training exercise in international waters in the Aegean, the eastern Mediterranean and the Marmara Sea in the northwest of the county, the Navy said in a statement. NATO opens retraining center for Russian soldiers KALININGRAD (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 NATO opened a center in Kaliningrad Wednesday to retrain Russian soldiers cut from the army amid Russian efforts to reform its over-staffed and under-funded armed forces. |
Lithuanian sends first troops to Iraq VILNIUS (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 Lithuania's first military unit left Denmark for Iraq on Wednesday to take part in an international stabilisation force for the country, the defence ministry said in the Baltic state. NATO back on track after Iraq crisis MADRID (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 NATO foreign ministers wrapped up two days of talks on Wednesday trumpeting that the world's premier military alliance was firmly back on track after surviving an unprecedented crisis over Iraq. Russian parliament approves red star for army emblem MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 The Russian parliament Wednesday approved a bill reinstating the Soviet-era red star as a symbol of the armed forces featuring on its emblem alongside the tsarist-era double-headed eagle. First elements of new mass destruction weapons search team arrive in Iraq BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 The first members of a new team intended to step up the hunt for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) amid mounting criticism of London and Washington's original pretext for war, have begun arriving in Iraq, the coalition's top commander here said Wednesday. Kenyan envoy in Sudan to explore solutions for civil war KHARTOUM (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 A top Kenyan mediator is meeting with officials here about removing stumbling blocks to negotiations aimed at ending Sudan's 20-year civil war, a senior Sudanese official said Wednesday. South Africa, Brazil sign defense agreement CAPE TOWN (AFP) Jun 04, 2003 South Africa and Brazil signed a cooperation agreement for military establishments and defense-related industries in Cape Town Wednesday, an official said. |
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