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Colombian rebels offer meeting to UN chief to discuss peace BOGOTA (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 The largest Colombian leftist rebel group offered Saturday to meet with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to discuss what it said were new proposals for ending a nearly four-decade-long civil war. UNMOVIC expresses condolences over British weapons expert's death UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) on Saturday offered its condolences to the family of the late British weapons expert David Kelly. Pressure mounts on Blair after death of weapons expert LONDON (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced calls to resign on Saturday after police confirmed the death of the weapons expert at the centre of a row over a government dossier used to justify war in Iraq. |
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British opposition demands parliament reconvene LONDON (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Britain's Conservative opposition on Saturday demanded the recall of parliament from its summer recess to consider the fallout from the death of government weapons expert David Kelly. British arms control expert was forced reluctantly into spotlight LONDON (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Before the twists of party politics pushed him reluctantly into the national spotlight, British weapons expert David Kelly was a respected but avowedly low-profile civil servant who might well have gone unrecognised by his own neighbours. Family of British expert demands all involved "reflect long and hard" LONDON (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 The family of British weapons expert David Kelly on Saturday urged all those involved in events leading to his death to "reflect long and hard" on their role in making his life "intolerable." Recruitment begins for new Iraqi army BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Recruitment began Saturday for a pared-down Iraqi army that will be "accountable to the nation" as it replaces the massive military built up by ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, the US military said. |
Blair, in East Asia, silent on quitting over Iraq expert's death HAKONE, Japan (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair dramatically refused Saturday to say whether he might quit over the death of a former UN arms inspector at the center of allegations that Downing Street misused intelligence and exaggerated the threat of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Peace winds blowing in Indian Kashmir: governor NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 Indian Kashmir's governor S.K. Sinha said that peace in the strife-torn region was becoming more likely with moderate leadership taking over Kashmir's main separatists alliance. US troops on extended Iraq tour should be going home by September BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 US troops who recently had their tour of duty in Iraq extended should be on their way home by September, a top US commander said Saturday after troops and families expressed anger at their delayed return. British expert at centre of Iraq weapons row died from slashed wrist LONDON (AFP) Jul 19, 2003 The weapons expert at the centre of a row over an arms dossier the British government used to justify the war in Iraq died after apparently slashing his own wrist, police said on Saturday. |
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