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Israeli defence minister to meet French counterpart JERUSALEM (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz is set to travel to France Monday for a 24-hour visit which will include a meeting with his counterpart, Michele Alliot-Marie. Israeli defense minister to attend Paris Air Show Monday JERUSALEM (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is to fly to France on Monday for the Paris Air Show which opened over the weekend, a spokeswoman for the Israeli defense ministry said late Sunday. BAE Systems chief rejects talk of merger LE BOURGET, France (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 BAE Systems chief executive Mike Turner on Sunday dismissed reports linking Europe's biggest defense company with various leading US firms, saying that no merger deal was on the cards. |
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Congress debates US intelligence on Iraq weapons WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Lawmakers on Sunday wrestled with the awkward failure of US-led forces to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, as Congress began reviewing the intelligence used to justify the war that ousted Saddam Hussein. Indian govt will consult Middle East countries over sending troops to Iraq NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 The Indian government is to hold consultations with countries in the Middle East over whether it should send troops to Iraq, Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said Sunday, US officers train soldiers for new Iraqi army: Kurdish TV ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 US army officers have started training soldiers for the new Iraqi army at a camp in the north, Kurdish television KTV reported Sunday. Police foil bid to smuggle large quantity of arms, munition to Karachi PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Pakistani police on Sunday seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition and arrested three people trying to smuggle the weapons to the troubled port city of Karachi, officials said. US unleashes new combat and aid operation in Iraq as disarmament bid fails BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 The US army pressed a fresh assault against recalcitrant fighters in northern Iraq Sunday that it said was even larger in scope than a massive sweep last week that left dozens dead but netted only 60 real suspects out of 400 Iraqis captured. US arms control chief in Egypt to discuss how to stop WMD in Mideast CAIRO (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 US arms control chief John Bolton said Sunday he discussed with Egyptian officials ways to check the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in the Middle East and the means to deliver them. |
Spain's Aznar says world a safer place since fall of Baghdad ATHENS (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 The world is much safer since the fall of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar alleged in an interview published on Sunday. Saudis told to renew firearms licences RIYADH (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 The Saudi interior ministry on Sunday urged citizens to renew their firearm licences, warning of penalties for those who fail to do so on time. Sri Lanka alert as Tigers warn of 'grave consequences' after ship sinking COLOMBO (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Sri Lankan troops stepped up an alert Sunday as Tamil Tiger rebels warned of "grave consequences" after accusing the navy of sinking one of its merchant vessels with 12 crew on board. Indian PM to meet opposition leader for consensus on troops for Iraq NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is expected to meet main opposition leader Sonia Gandhi later Sunday to forge a consensus on sending Indian troops to Iraq as part of a stabilisation force, a government spokesman said. Iraqi trailers were not mobile WMD labs: report LONDON (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 A British inquiry into two trailers found in northern Iraq has found they are not mobile germ warfare labs, but were for the production of hydrogen to fill artillery balloons, the Observer reported Sunday. US unleashes new operation against Iraqi militants as disarmament bid fails BAGHDAD (AFP) Jun 15, 2003 US troops launched a new assault on recalcitrant fighters in northern Iraq Sunday, hot on the heels of a massive sweep that left scores dead but netted only 60 real suspects out of 400 Iraqis captured. |
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