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Four years on, NATO still working for Kosovo peace PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The head of the NATO force in Kosovo (KFOR) on Thursday marked the four-year anniversary of the peacekeeping mission, pledging his troops would battle terrorism, extremism, corruption and crime in the southern Serbian province. Three dead in missile accident in Poland WARSAW (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 An anti-aircraft missile exploded during a test outside Warsaw Thursday, killing two Polish army officers and a civilian employee, the defense ministry said. Russia, NATO to focus on non-proliferation, anti-terrorist fight: official MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction will be a key area of Russia-NATO interaction, Russia's defence minister said in Brussels Thursday on arrival for a meeting of the year-old Russia-NATO Council, media reported here. |
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Leading Democrat slams Republican move to close hearings on US' Iraq intelligence WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 A top congressional Democrat on Thursday slammed as "totally inadequate" a decision by Republican lawmakers to hold closed door hearings on the quality and accuracy of intelligence reports used to justify the US-led invasion of Iraq. Madrid hosts international meeting on preventing WMD proliferation MADRID (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Eleven countries including the United States, several European states, Australia and Japan Thursday launched a new forum for cooperation to counter the spread of weapons of mass destruction. NATO's new streamlined command structure BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 NATO agreed Thursday to the most sweeping changes to the Alliance's command structure since the end of the Cold War, cutting the number of command centres by nearly half, from 20 to 11. NATO agrees sweeping reforms, but cracks remain after Iraq BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 NATO ministers agreed Thursday the most sweeping reforms to the western Alliance's command structure since the end of the Cold War, as the bloc trumpetted its recovery from the Iraq crisis. Weapons of mass destruction eventually will be found in Iraq: Chalabi WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The head of the US-backed Iraqi National Congress (INC), Ahmad Chalabi, said Thursday he is certain that deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, and that US forces will ultimately succeed in their efforts to find them. New battalion of Afghan army completes training KABUL (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Some 500 soldiers of the nascent Afghan National Army completed their training Thursday, adding a second mechanised battalion to the force. |
Defense ministers agree on NATO command changes BRUSSELS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 NATO defense ministers agreed here Thursday on a new streamlined command structure to adapt the alliance for missions far outside Europe, including a modest supporting role in Iraq, officials said. Former UN arms inspection chief tapped as special adviser to CIA for WMDs WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 The US Central Intelligence Agency has named former UN weapons inspector David Kay special adviser for strategy on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, the agency announced late Wednesday. Blix warns against use of force based on unconfirmed intelligence PARIS (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 Countries should be wary about authorizing military force based on intelligence reports, outgoing chief UN weapons inspector for Iraq Hans Blix told a French newspaper in an interview published Thursday. US Air Force F-16 crashes southwest of Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 12, 2003 A US F-16 fighter crashed southwest of the Iraqi capital Thursday for as yet unknown reasons, US Central Command said. 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. |
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