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Funeral set for next Wednesday for dead British arms expert LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The funeral of weapons expert David Kelly, at the center of a political furore over Britain's engagement in the Iraq war, will be held next Wednesday, police said. British PM determined to plough on despite Iraq row LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he fully intended to carry on in power, even as he battled to overcome the gravest political crisis of his soon-to-become record breaking reign. Muslim guerrillas admit buying weapons from Philippine soldiers MANILA (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Muslim separatists waging a 25-year insurgency in the southern Philippines claimed Wednesday to have bought weapons from the military, confirming an allegation by soldiers who launched a failed revolt against the government. |
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North Korea must be locked into multilateral talks: Blair LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 North Korea must be locked into a multilateral dialogue to stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday. Philippine military intelligence chief resigns in mutiny aftermath MANILA (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The Philippines' military intelligence chief resigned Wednesday, saying he wanted to end restiveness in the military after a failed rebellion but denying accusations by mutineers he had staged terrorist bombings. Afghanistan to launch defence ministry reforms: Karzai KABUL (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday announced that urgent reforms at the defence ministry would start in the next few days, paving the way for a long-awaited programme to demobilise and disarm some 100,000 militiamen. Bomb scare hits pro-Pyongyang ethnic Koreans in Japan TOKYO (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Ethnic Koreans linked to North Korea were hit by a bomb threat from a suspected ultra-nationalist group in Japan Wednesday, amid strong public antipathy toward the Stalinist state bent on nuclear armament. US, SKorea meet on nuke crisis as North Korea reiterates demands SEOUL (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US envoy John Bolton held talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yoon Young-Kwan here Wednesday as North Korea reiterated a demand for one-on-one talks with the United States to end the nuclear crisis. British PM Blair has "appetite" to stay in office LONDON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair made clear Wednesday that he fully intends to stay in power, even as he weathers the gravest political crisis in his career. |
Iraq operations providing intelligence on al-Qaeda: Myers BAGRAM AIR BASE (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US operations in Iraq are providing "very good intelligence" on the al-Qaeda terror network, US military chief General Richard Myers said Wednesday during a brief visit to Afghanistan. 20 missile tests in India in first half of 2003 at cost of 16 mln dollars NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 India conducted 20 tests of seven missiles in the first half of 2003 at a cost of more than 16 million dollars, Defence Minister George Fernandes told parliament Wednesday. China opens first nuclear weapons production base to tourists BEIJING (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 China has turned its first nuclear weapons research and production base where it developed atom and hydrogen bombs into a museum and opened it to the public, state media said Wednesday. Iran to decide on nuclear inspections after IAEA experts' visit TEHRAN (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Iran will decide whether or not to accept snap inspections of its nuclear sites after an upcoming visit by legal experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said. Businesses in Manila hope for no recurrence of military revolts MANILA (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Business establishments in the Philipine capital's financial district, the site of a failed military mutiny at the weekend, said prevention of another revolt is key to preserving their security. China restates claim US forces used bacteriological weapons in Korean War BEIJING (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Chinese state media Wednesday repeated claims that US forces used bacteriological weapons to lethal effect during the Korean War, launching attacks on not only Korea proper, but also northeast China. |
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