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Spanish FM urges patience in search for Saddam's weapons BUCHAREST (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The foreign minister of Spain, one of the key US allies in the war in Iraq, urged patience Sunday over the search for Saddam Hussein's alleged arsenal of banned arms, amid mounting doubts that such weapons will ever be found. BBC under attack for role in death of British arms expert LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The BBC came under fire on Sunday for its part in the death of a British arms expert after confirming he was the source of its report that the government had "sexed up" evidence to justify war on Iraq. Sudanese planes kill 300 villagers in west Sudan: rebels CAIRO (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Sudanese government warplanes have carried out bombing raids on two dozen villages in western Sudan, killing at least 300 villagers and wounding 200 others in the last three days, a rebel leader charged Sunday. |
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Blair to testify before inquiry into Kelly death SEOUL (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he was ready to appear before a judicial probe into the death of a British defence ministry weapons expert who committed suicide two days ago. Blair pleased by BBC statement SEOUL (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday he was "pleased" the BBC had confirmed that weapons expert David Kelly was the source of its report that the British government had embellished intelligence to justify war on Iraq. Iran's supreme leader inaugurates new missile capable of hitting Israel TEHRAN (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Iran's supreme leader on Sunday inaugurated a new ballistic missile that brings Israel within range of the Islamic republic, hailing the event as a key moment in the defence of the Palestinian cause. Iran's ballistic missile represents threat to whole region: Israel JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Israel said that a new ballistic missile that was officially inaugurated by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday represented a threat to the whole of the Middle East. Uranium purchase discredited in Washington long before Bush speech: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The claim that Iraq sought uranium in Africa was widely discounted in US intelligence circles months before President George W. Bush mentioned it in a key speech, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Jiang Zemin urges modernization of Chinese army BEIJING (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 China's army head and military strongman Jiang Zemin called on officers gathered at a working meeting Sunday for a modernizing overhaul of the People's Liberation Army, China News Service reported. |
BBC confirms dead British arms expert source of disputed Iraq report LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The BBC confirmed Sunday that weapons expert David Kelly, whose body was found on Friday, was the source of its report that the British government embellished intelligence to justify war on Iraq. BBC confirms dead arms expert source of disputed Iraq report LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 The BBC confirmed Sunday that weapons expert David Kelly, whose committed suicide two days ago, was the source of its report that the British government embellished intelligence to justify war on Iraq. Embattled British PM Blair vows to stay in office LONDON (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that he "absolutely" intended to remain in office despite the crisis sparked by the death of an arms expert at the centre of a row over a government dossier used to justify war in Iraq. Philippine agents who got JI bomber sent to do the job again MANILA (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 Military intelligence agents who earlier captured Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomber Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi have been assigned to recapture him after his escape from a police jail, a spokesman said Sunday. Blair rules out recall of MPs, resignation after Iraq expert's suicide HAKONE, Japan (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected Sunday calls for parliament to come back from summer recess to debate an inquiry into the death of former UN arms inspector David Kelly. North Korea threatens to pull out of Korean War armistice SEOUL (AFP) Jul 20, 2003 North Korea threatened Sunday to pull out of an armistic accord that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, accusing the United States of seeking to ignite a second war on the Korean peninsula. |
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