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Emboldened Democrats step up attacks on Bush over Iraq intelligence
 WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 16, 2003
Democrats sharpened their attacks on the George W. Bush administration Tuesday, emboldened by persistent questions over prewar intelligence on Iraq's pursuit of nuclear, biological and chemical arms.

Colombia, paramilitaries to begin formal peace talks
BOGOTA (AFP) Jul 16, 2003
Colombia's right-wing paramilitaries agreed to start formal peace talks with the government and fully demobilize by late 2005, the group announced in a joint statement with government officials late Tuesday.

Full Colombian paramilitary demobilization by December 2005: statement
BOGOTA (AFP) Jul 16, 2003
Colombia's right-wing paramilitary groups will fully demobilize by late 2005, the group announced in a joint statement with government officials late Tuesday.

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British schoolgirl reported safe after disappearing with ex-marine
LONDON (AFP) Jul 16, 2003
A 12-year-old British girl who disappeared with a former US marine she met on the Internet is safe and sound, his family said Tuesday, adding he told them he had not harmed her and had contacted the American authorities.

Missing British girl safe and sound: ex-marine's brother
LONDON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
A 12-year-old British girl who ran off with a former US marine she met online is safe and sound, his family said Tuesday, adding he told them he had not harmed her and was in touch with American authorities.

Missing British girl "safe and sound": ex-marine's brother
LONDON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
The missing British girl who disappeared from northern England three days ago with a former US marine whom she met online is "safe and sound," the American's brother told BBC TV Tuesday.

Pentagon to relieve 3rd Infantry by fall 2003: officials
 WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
The Pentagon has extended the stay of the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, although it plans to call the entire division home by the fall, military officials said Tuesday.

Faked intelligence on Iraq part of a pattern of White House dissemblance: senator
 WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
A leading Democrat in Congress accused the White House Tuesday of a broad pattern of dissemblance in making its case for waging war on Iraq.

Spanish defence minister booed on return of soldiers from Iraq
ROTA, Spain (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
Spanish Defence Miniser Federico Trillo was booed by anti-war protestors on Tuesday as he welcomed home soldiers returning from a four-month humanitarian mission in Iraq, an AFP photographer witnessed.

Faked intelligence on Iraq just the tip of the iceberg: senator
 WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
A leading Democrat in Congress accused the White House Tuesday of a broad pattern of dissembling in making its case for waging war on Iraq.

Expert denies he was source of BBC report on Iraq
LONDON (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
A senior British government adviser and weapons expert denied Tuesday that he was the source of a disputed BBC report which alleged that a dossier on Iraq was "sexed up" by Downing Street.

Russian jet misfires missile near Saint Petersburg, one person injured
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
A Russian air force jet misfired a missile outside training grounds near Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, slightly injuring a local civilian, the Interfax news agency reported.

Nigerian peacekeepers ready to deploy to Liberia: army spokesman
LAGOS (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
The Nigerian contingent of a west African peacekeeping operation pledged for war-ravaged Liberia is ready for deployment, army spokesman Colonel Chukwuemeka Onwuamaegbu said Tuesday.

Georgia defends plan to deploy NATO AWACs plane
MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
The Georgian ambassador to Moscow Tuesday defended Tbilisi's plan to invite NATO to deploy an AWACs surveillance plane in the ex-Soviet republic, which has uneasy relations with its giant neighbour Russia.

Prince Charles gives training ship to Russian navy
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) Jul 15, 2003
Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday gave a British navy training ship, the "Adventure", to the Russian navy during a ceremony in Saint Petersburg, local officials said.

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