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India and China planning joint naval exercises NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 India and China are planning to hold joint naval exercises later this year, further strengthening their relations following high-level political visits, vice chief of the Indian naval staff John Desilva said Friday. Australian Navy aids Spanish fisherman in Indian Ocean PERTH, Australia (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 A seriously ill Spanish fisherman was receiving treatment from the Australian Navy off the Western Australian coast Friday, the Australian Defence Department said. British gunrunner hoping for release from Indian jail CALCUTTA, India (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 A British pilot serving a life sentence in India for gunrunning said Friday he was keeping his fingers crossed that he will be released as his case has been taken up at the "highest levels". |
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N.Korea says US troop realignment is a war move SEOUL (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 North Korea said on Friday the proposed realignment of US forces in South Korea was a prelude to Washington's plan to launch nuclear war against the communist country. Angola names new armed forces chief LUANDA (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 Angola has named General Agostinho Fernandes Nelumba head of the armed forces, replacing General Armando da Cruz who has vacated the post for health reasons, a government decree said Friday. British army suspends weapons searches after Iraq killings: report LONDON (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 The British army has ordered searches for weapons to be suspended in the area of southern Iraq where six British military police were killed this week, the Independent newspaper reported Friday. State Department experts question CIA claim Iraqi trailers are weapons labs WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 US State Department experts disputed CIA conclusions that tractor-trailers found in Iraq were mobile biological weapons labs, while the White House stuck by the claim Thursday. Delegation of US lawmakers to travel next week to Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 A delegation of US senators, including senior members of senate panels currently probing alleged distortions in US pre-war intelligence on Iraq, will travel there next week for a firsthand look at security conditions and other concerns, lawmakers announced Thursday. BBC accuses British government of "unprecedented pressure" in Iraq row LONDON (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 The BBC Thursday accused the British government of putting it under "unprecedented pressure" in a row sparked by the public broadcaster's claims that Downing Street embellished intelligence to beef up the case for war on Iraq. |
Israeli army closes file on Corrie death, no disciplinary action JERUSALEM (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 The Israeli army said Thursday it has closed its investigation into the death of US peace activist Rachel Corrie, concluding it was an accident and taking no disciplinary action against the soldiers involved. Bush calls on Liberia's embattled Taylor to quit as fighting claims 300 lives MONROVIA (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 US President George W. Bush Thursday called on Liberian President Charles Taylor to quit and end one of Africa's worst conflicts as Taylor's troops battled rebels in Monrovia in intense fighting in which hundreds have died. Bush dismisses challenge to Iraq weapons evidence WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 The White House said Thursday it stood by the CIA's assertion that tractor trailers discovered in Iraq were evidence of programs to develop the unconventional weapons used to justify the war. Turkish leaders vow to push ahead with reforms ANKARA (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 Turkey's civilian and military leaders said Thursday Ankara was determined to push ahead with democratization reforms aimed at integrating the mainly Muslim nation into the European Union. Pakistani lawyers oppose troop deployment to Iraq LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 A top Pakistani lawyer Thursday said sending troops to Iraq would be a "national tragedy" after President Pervez Musharraf reportedly said he agreed with the move in principle. NATO's Robertson urges Kosovo to fight crime and extremism PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro (AFP) Jun 26, 2003 NATO's Secretary General George Robertson called on Kosovo's people Thursday to stand up to "thugs and thieves" that have been threatening the UN-administered Serbian province. |
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