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Israeli army chief claims victory over Palestinian militants JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 The Israeli army's chief of staff claimed victory Thursday against Palestinian militants as he predicted that an end was in sight to the 33-month cycle of violence. India's defence minister to visit Brazil for jet purchase talks NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes was to leave Friday for Brazil for discussions on boosting defence cooperation and the purchase of at least five 18-seater jets. No more Israeli troop pullbacks in near future: defense minister JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has played down the prospect that any more cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be handed back to Palestinian control in the near future, it was reported Thursday. |
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Pakistan welcomes lifting of German military sales sanctions ISLAMABAD (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Pakistani officials Thursday welcomed a German decision to waive four-year military sales sanctions on Pakistan, saying the move would enable the country to improve its air defence system. US administrator in Iraq asks for more troops: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Faced with increased armed resistance, the top US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has asked Washington for more troops and dozens of civilian officials to help speed up the restoration of order and public services, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Thursday. Boatpeople arrival puts spotlight on Australia coastal defenses SYDNEY (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Australia's failure to intercept a boatload of Vietnamese asylum seekers before they reached the country's shores sparked charges Thursday the goverment had neglected homeland defense in favor of high-profile overseas military operations. US military prepares for deployment in Liberia: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 The Pentagon has ordered military planners to prepare detailed options for American troops to join an international peacekeeping force to monitor a cease-fire in war-torn Liberia, The New York Times reported in its Thursday edition. Ex-Iraqi soldiers turned paupers scavenge for metal from shells HADITHA, Iraq (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 Hundreds of former Iraqi soldiers made destitute after the US-led coalition dissolved Saddam Hussein's army drive in pickup trucks to huge abandoned arms and ammunition depots. Blair's spin-doctor admits tinkering with controversial Iraq dossier: report LONDON (AFP) Jul 03, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair's top aide, Alastair Campbell, has admitted tinkering with a security report seen as bolstering the campaign for US-led action against Iraq, a confidential letter published Thursday in a London newspaper showed. |
Straw vows to crush attackers, promises quick handover to Iraqis BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made a surprise visit to troubled Iraq Wednesday, vowing anti-coalition attackers would be "dealt with" and promising a quick handover of authority to the Iraqi people. One US Marine dead, three injured in mine explosion in Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 A US Marine was killed and three injured in an explosion while they were clearing a minefield near Karbala, Iraq, the US Central Command said. US forces fight rumours of jet strike after Fallujah mosque blast FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 US forces struggled to convince residents of Fallujah on Wednesday that a blast at a mosque this week that left seven people dead was not caused by a US airstrike but a bomb-making class that went wrong. US to train Kurdish fighters in Mosul to join new Iraqi army ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 Forty-eight fighters from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have gone to the northern city of Mosul to receive training by US forces that will enable them to join the new Iraqi army, a Kurdish newspaper said Wednesday. Britain faces multi-million legal battle on Kenya rape claims LONDON (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 The lawyer for some 650 women in Kenya who claim they were raped by British troops on manoeuvres in the east African country was confident Wednesday they will win a court fight for compensation. US launches effort to develop hypersonic strike capability WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 02, 2003 The US military has launched a program to develop a hypersonic unmanned aircraft able to strike any target around the globe in less than two hours from the United States, authorities said. |
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