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BBC and British government in bitter row over Iraq reporting LONDON (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 The British government was Saturday locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with the BBC over its reports that Prime Minister Tony Blair's office embellished intelligence to justify war on Iraq. Britain sending extra troops to Afghanistan LONDON (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Britain said Saturday it was sending 50 extra troops to Afghanistan to protect British officials charged with helping the country's transitional government improve security in its regions. Palestinians to announce truce Monday at latest: Arab League source CAIRO (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Palestinian militant factions will announce their three-month ceasefire in anti-Israeli attacks on Monday at the latest, an Arab League source told AFP. |
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Israeli troop withdrawal is a big step: Russia MOSCOW (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 The Israeli army withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is a "big step on the path to stabilisation" in the Middle East, Russia's foreign ministry spokesman Alexandre Yakovenko said Saturday. Truce monitors clear Sri Lanka navy over sinking Tiger ship COLOMBO (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Scandinavian monitors Saturday cleared the Sri Lankan navy of violating a truce when it sunk a Tamil Tiger merchant vessel, leaving 12 crewmen missing. French defence minister, Uzbek president discuss terrorism, Afghanistan TASHKENT (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie met with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on Saturday in Tashkent for talks focused on the fight against terrorism and the reconstruction of neighbouring Afghanistan. Half a million bullets seized on Greek-Albanian border IOANNINA, Greece (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 A consignment of more than half a million Kalashnikov and G3 automatic ammunition rounds has been seized by Greek guards on the frontier with Albania, police said Saturday. Pentagon is delaying return of injured Syrian border guards: press NEW YORK (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 The Pentagon has delayed the release of five Syrian border guards who clashed with US forces in the course of a raid on a convoy in western Iraq last week, the New York Times reported Saturday. Tokyo-Moscow accord on dismantling Russian nuclear subs VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Japan and Russia on Saturday signed an agreement to speed up the dismantling of decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in the Sea of Japan which are considered a potential environmental hazard to the region. |
Hamas, Islamic Jihad to brief Egypt on truce deal CAIRO (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Officials from the radical Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad were due to brief Egyptian officials Saturday on progress toward agreeing a temporary halt to anti-Israeli attacks, a Palestinian source said here. State Dept experts still not sure about mobile weapons labs: Powell WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 State Department analysts who questioned CIA conclusions that tractor-trailers found in Iraq were mobile weapons labs would still like to see more data, Secretary of State Colin Powell said. Israeli army to withdraw from Gaza areas Monday: media JERUSALEM (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 The Israeli army will withdraw Monday from parts of the Gaza Strip under a deal reached with the Palestinian Authority, both public and army radio announced. Frustrated US Democrats launch own Iraq weapons probe WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 28, 2003 Frustrated by what they see as Republican stonewalling, US congressional Democrats Friday launched their own probe into whether the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to justify the war. Powell and South Korean defense minister discuss US troops on the move WASHINGTON (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 South Korea's Defense Minister Cho Young-Kil met US Secretary of State Colin Powell and was due to see Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Friday, for talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis and a realignment of US forces in South Korea. Blair supporters slug it out with the BBC over Iraq arms dossier LONDON (AFP) Jun 27, 2003 The furore over the way Prime Minister Tony Blair led Britain into war in Iraq has turned into a very public wrestling match between the prime minister's office and the BBC, with each side calling the other's credibility into question. |
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