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Portugese defence minister testifies in embezzlement trial LISBON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Portugese Defense Minister Paulo Portas testified for six hours Monday in an embezzlement trial involving financial links between a private university and a company he once ran. Bush says US will be proved right over Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 US President George W. Bush promised Monday that "history and time will prove" that Iraq had unconventional arms programs and denied that US credibility is at stake in the search for such weapons. Serb families stay on in Kosovo despite murders BELGRADE (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Members of the Serbian minority in Kosovo who threatened to quit the province after their neighbors were murdered decided Monday to stay on after talks here with the Serbian prime minister, Beta press agency reported. |
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General Dynamics to buy tech specialist Veridian WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 US defense giant General Dynamics announced plans Monday to acquire Veridian Corporation for 1.5 billion dollars in cash in a move to strengthen its information technology business. US forces seize Kalashnikovs at KDP office in Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 US soldiers on Monday raided an office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Baghdad where they seized eight Kalashnikov assault rifles. Bush says US was right to enter Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 President George W. Bush promised Monday that "history and time will prove" that Saddam Hussein had unconventional arms, thus vindicating the as-yet unsubstantiated US case for invading Iraq. Russian defense industry must look homeward to thrive: study MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Russia's defense industry must secure state contracts and reduce its reliance on exports to countries like India and China to prosper in the long term, according to a study published Monday. Russian double killing a setback in Putin's fight against crime MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 The killing of two senior executives in a single day from one of Russia's top defense contractors is a humiliating setback for President Vladimir Putin's bid to crack down on the chaotic crime that has plagued the post-Soviet era, analysts said Monday. Northrop to pay 111 million dollars to settle overcharging dispute LOS ANGELES (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Northrop Grumman said Monday it will pay 111 million dollars to settle federal charges of overcharging on government defense contracts at its recently acquired TRW business. |
NATO detains several in search for Croatian warcrimes indictee SARAJEVO (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 NATO-led peacekeepers conducted searches in central Bosnia for a second day Monday after a special operation failed to nab fugitive Croatian general Ante Gotovina, indicted for war crimes by the UN court in The Hague, a statement said. Portugese defense minister to testify in embezzlement trial LISBON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Portugese Defense Minister Paulo Portas was expected to testify Monday in the embezzlement trial involving directors of Moderna University. General Dynamic to buy tech specialist Veridian WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 US defense giant General Dynamics announced plans Monday to acquire Veridian Corporation for 1.5 billion dollars in cash in a move to strengthen its information technology business. Rumsfeld heads for NATO, to meet other allies en route WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left Washington on Monday for a meeting of NATO allies in Europe, still divided by the Iraq war but now facing major decisions for the future. Greece accuses Turkish warplanes of flying close to passenger plane ATHENS (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Greece said two fighter jets came dangerously close to a Greek passenger plane over the Aegean Sea on Monday, and accused Turkey's powerful army of provocation that endangered security in the region. Miroslav Kostelka named as new Czech defense minister PRAGUE (AFP) Jun 09, 2003 Miroslav Kostelka was on Monday named by President Vaclav Klaus as the Czech Republic's new defense minister, replacing Jaroslav Tvrdik who resigned last month. |
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