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One dead, two injured after Vietnam War-era bomb explodes HANOI (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 A man was killed and two others injured when a bomb dating back to the Vietnam War went off in Khanh Hoa central province, police said Thursday. Philippine mutineers planned to set up a 15-man junta: security chief MANILA (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 Rebel soldiers who staged a short-lived weekend mutiny planned to set up a 15-member junta to rule the Philippines, National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said Thursday. Top US envoy warns Kim Jong-Il "dead wrong" on nuclear blackmail SEOUL (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 Top US arms control official John Bolton warned Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was "dead wrong" if he thought developing nuclear weapons would serve to strengthen his regime. |
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Arroyo says Philippines coup plot "far from over" MANILA (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 President Gloria Arroyo and the Philippines' top general said Thursday a military mutiny against her was "far from over" and the government was mounting "preemptive measures" stop the spread of the rebellion. Kim Jong-Il "dead wrong" on nuclear blackmail -- Bolton SEOUL (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 Top US arms control official John Bolton warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il Thursday that he was "dead wrong" if he thought developing nuclear weapons would serve to stengthen his regime. Coup attempt threat still exists, says Philippines general MANILA (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 The threat of a military coup against President Gloria Arroyo still exists despite the arrest of nearly 300 mutineers, armed forces chief of staff General Narciso Abaya said Thursday. Rebel soldiers looted shops during Philippine mutiny: police MANILA (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 Police on Thursday accused soldiers who mounted a failed mutiny last weekend of looting when they occupied the Makati financial center demanding the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. India's 73-year-old defence minister to fly MiG-21 jet NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 31, 2003 Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes, who has accepted a challenge to fly aboard a MiG-21, will ride the jet Friday to rid the ageing Russian fighters of their nickname of "flying coffins". Beijing acquiring "credible military options" against Taiwan: Pentagon WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 China's military modernizations are giving Beijing the ability to launch a surprise attack on Taiwan that would keep US forces in the western Pacific at bay, warned a Pentagon report released Wednesday. |
Bush accepts blame for Iraq intelligence row, warns on al-Qaeda WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US President George W. Bush expressed confidence Wednesday his government could thwart a feared new wave of al-Qaeda attacks, and said he took "personal responsibility" for using discredited data on Iraq's nuclear aspirations. Boeing says it shut down defense operations Wednesday for ethics training WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 Boeing, under scrutiny for allegedly stealing a rival's trade secrets to boost its chances of winning US defense contracts in the 1990s, said Wednesday it shut down operations and conducted ethics training for all 75,000 employees of its Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) unit. US not decided on Indonesia aid, despite reports : officials WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 The US State Department insisted Wednesday it had made no decision on whether to send training aid to Indonesia's military, despite reports that it wants to release 400,000 dollars to armed forces tainted by human rights concerns. US slaps sanctions on 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. Bush calls on Europe to press Iran over nuclear weapons WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 President George W. Bush on Wednesday called on Europe to press Iran to halt what he said were plans to develop nuclear weapons and urged the Tehran government to hand over suspected al-Qaeda activists it is holding. Bush speaks to China's Hu on North Korean nuclear crisis WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 30, 2003 US President George W. Bush on Wednesday spoke by telephone to Chinese President Hu Jintao, and said "serious progress" was being made in framing an Asian regional solution to the North Korea nuclear crisis. |
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