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Bush defiant on Iraq, wants foreign help on Iran, North Korea WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 President George W. Bush Wednesday fiercely defended his war on Iraq and solicited foreign help in fending off nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran, in his first solo press conference since March. Britain's defence military awards crucial jet contract to BAE LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Embattled British defence firm BAE Systems has won a massive contract to supply Britain's military with jet trainers in a deal which safeguards the jobs of hundreds of its workers, it was announced Wednesday. French, Belgian defence ministers set to visit EU troops in DR Congo BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The defence ministers of France and Belgium, Michele Alliot-Marie and Andre Flahaut, are due Friday to visit European peacekeepers in the troubled northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
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Bush takes "personal responsibility" for Iraq nuclear claims WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he takes "personal responsibility" for an inaccurate claim in his January 28 State of the Union address which claimed Saddam Hussein's Iraq had attempted to buy nuclear materials from Africa. Bush "confident" truth will emerge about Iraq's weapons WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US President George W. Bush on Wednesday declared that the truth about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program will eventually be known. Britain's defence military awards huge jet contract to BAE LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Embattled British defence firm BAE Systems has won a crucial contract to supply Britain's military with jet trainers, a deal worth up to 800 million pounds (1.2 billion euros, 1.3 billion dollars), it was announced Wednesday. Irishmen accused of training Colombian rebels appear in court BOGOTA (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Three Irishmen, accused by the Colombian government of helping to train rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), appeared in court Wednesday for the first time after previously refusing to cooperate. Bush calls on Europe to press Iran over nuclear weapons WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 President George W. Bush on Thursday called on Europe to press Iran to halt what he said were plans to develop nuclear weapons. Britain's defence military awards huge jet contract to BAE LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Britain's Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for new jet trainers worth up to 800 million pounds (1.2 billion euros, 1.3 billion dollars) to British firm BAE Systems, it announced on Wednesday. |
Bush speaks to China's Hu on North Korean nuclear crisis WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US President George W. Bush said Wednesday he spoke to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as part of his efforts to defuse the North Korean nuclear crisis. Ukraine's Energoatom suspends bond issue for two new nuclear reactors KIEV (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Energoatom, Ukraine's state nuclear energy company, has been forced to suspend a 94.3-million-dollar (82.8-million-euro) bond issue to finance the construction of two reactors after an unfavorable court decision. Residents in Monrovia's rebel zone rally for peace: witnesses MONROVIA (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 At least 1,500 Liberians held a peace rally Wednesday in Monrovia to urge rebels occupying parts of the city not to retreat until international peacekeepers arrived, several witnesses said. US sanctions Chinese company over alleged missile proliferation WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The United States on Wednesday slapped new sanctions on a Chinese firm it accused of missile technology proliferation. South Africa's ruling ANC sanctions politician in arms deal scandal JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) suspended a high-profile politician Wednesday for accepting kickbacks in a multi-billion dollar arms deal -- but delayed the sanction for three years. US lifts arms embargo on Rwanda WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The United States on Wednesday lifted a nine-year-old embargo on weapons sales to Rwanda but kept in place a ban on such transfers to non-governmental entities in the African nation. |
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