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Five Japanese arrested for exporting missile-linked equipment to Iran TOKYO (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Five Japanese were arrested here Thursday on suspicion of illegally exporting missile-linked equipment to Iran, in a crackdown also implicating North Korea. Britain's BAE accused by US of corruption over jet deal: report LONDON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 British defence giant BAE Systems was accused by Washington of using bribery to secure a massive jet fighter deal with the Czech government, a British newspaper reported on Thursday. A-bomb survivors sue Japanese govt to recognise blast-illness link TOKYO (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Japanese survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki sued their government Thursday over its refusal to recognise them officially as suffering bomb-related radiation illnesses and grant them medical allowances, a spokesman for the group said. |
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CIA failed to share data on Iraq's nuclear arms program: daily WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The US Central Intelligence Agency did not share with the White House a report in early 2002 saying that allegations about Iraq trying to obtain uranium from Africa were false, the Washington Post said Thursday. NATO ministers meet to discuss Iraq, military shake-up BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Defense ministers met here Thursday to agree on sweeping changes in the alliance's command structures to adapt NATO for missions far outside Europe, including a modest supporting role in Iraq. NATO defence ministers open talks BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Defence ministers from the NATO alliance opened two days of talks in Brussels on Thursday, with a briefing on Iraq from US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld among the first items on their agenda. South Korean soldiers sue Japan for forced labour in Siberia TOKYO (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Some 164 South Koreans sued Japan Thursday demanding compensation for unpaid wages for forced labour in Siberia after being sent to serve as soldiers by Japan in World War II and thereafter held prisoner. India divided over US request for sending troops to Iraq NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The Indian government is caught between a rock and a hard place over Washington's request to supply troops for a stabilising force in Iraq, observers said Thursday, as the issue threatened to divide the nation. Optus, Australian army set to gain from joint satellite launch SYDNEY (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Australian telecoms firm Optus boosted its ability to deliver television and high-speed Internet services in Asia with the launch Thursday of its fourth satellite aboard an Ariane-5 rocket. |
Canberra to send team to Kabul to assess security needs: report SYDNEY (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Canberra is expected to send a reconnaissance team to Afghanistan to assess whether Australia needs to send peacekeepers to combat a resurgence of al-Qaeda and Taliban, it was reported Thursday. NATO ministers to discuss Iraq, military restructuring BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 NATO defense ministers gather in Brussels Thursday for two days of talks including a briefing by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Iraq. Republican lawmakers oppose official inquiry on WMD in Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The Republican majority in the US Congress refused Wednesday to establish a special commission to investigate allegations that intelligence reports on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction may have been manipulated to justify the war. Liberian government troops crow victory after truce agreement SAINT-PAUL'S BRIDGE/BREWERVILLE, Liberia (AFP) Jun 11, 2003 Liberian troops Wednesday crowed victory after rebels retreated to the outskirts of Monrovia and both President Charles Taylor and the insurgents agreed to sign a truce. Burundian rebel group says it is committed to peace process DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) Jun 11, 2003 Burundi's main armed rebel group said Wednesday it was ready for the implementation of agreements on ceasefire and cessation of hostilities it has signed with the transitional government in December. NATO seeks to learn lessons of Iraq BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 11, 2003 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Brussels Wednesday for talks with his NATO colleagues focussed on post-war Iraq and the Alliance's post-September 11 military reorganization, diplomats said. |
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