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Bangladesh, France sign military cooperation agreement DHAKA (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Dhaka and Paris signed an agreement Sunday under which France will provide training for Bangladeshi military personnel, the defence ministry here said. More support troops arrive in Philippine military headquarters MANILA (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Support units have been pouring into the Philippine military headquarters in Manila amid continuing threats to President Gloria Arroyo's presidency, officials said Sunday. Sri Lankan navy fire injures would-be illegal immigrant COLOMBO (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 The Sri Lankan Navy Sunday fired on a group of would-be illegal migrants as they attempted to escape, injuring one of them, police said. |
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Optimism but little expectation ahead of North Korea crisis talks WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Despite a wave of optimism generated by North Korea's decision to join six-party nuclear crisis talks, expectations are low that a resolution to a nine-month showdown is within reach. Indian defence secretary heads to US, seeking close defence cooperation NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Indian Defence Secretary Ajay Prasad and a team of top military officers would go to Washington for a meeting to discuss ways to enhance defence cooperation between India and the United States, a defence official said Sunday. US initiates plan to activate four Kidd destroyers for Taiwan: Jane's TAIPEI (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 The US-based VSE Corp. has won a US Navy contract worth 8.1 million dollars to overhaul four Kidd-class destroyers destined for Taiwan, Jane's Defence Weekly reported. US, Japan mull multilateral nuclear inspection for North Korea: report TOKYO (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 The United States and Japan are considering forming a nuclear inspection team for North Korea that comprises weapons experts from the two countries, as well as China, South Korea and Russia, a report said Sunday. Chronology of North Korean nuclear crisis SEOUL (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Key dates in the stand-off over North Korea's nuclear development program: NKorea sheds light on nuclear crisis SEOUL (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 North Korea's announcement that it will sit down for talks with the United States and regional powers was the first ray of light to pierce months of gloom settling over the nuclear crisis. |
Britain's embattled defence secretary to miss dead scientist's funeral LONDON (AFP) Aug 03, 2003 Britain's embattled Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plans to go on holiday rather than attending the funeral of a government weapons expert at the centre of a row over how Britain went to war on Iraq, the defence ministry indicated late Saturday. British spy chief to quit LONDON (AFP) Aug 02, 2003 The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service is to stand down next year, the Foreign Office said Saturday, but denied reports that he was leaving due to differences with the government over Iraq. Swedish arms experts in secret Iraq visit to check weapons claim STOCKHOLM (AFP) Aug 02, 2003 Two Swedish arms experts made a secret visit to Iraq in June to investigate claims by an Iraqi scientist that Saddam Hussein's toppled regime was pursuing a biological and chemical weapons programme right up until last year, Sweden's TT news agency reported Saturday. Serbia and Montenegro dismiss 12 army generals: report BELGRADE (AFP) Aug 02, 2003 Serbia and Montenegro's Supreme Defence Council, which is in charge of the army of the new union, has dismissed 12 army generals, including the chief of army intelligence, the Politika daily reported Saturday. Japan, US fail to agree on criminal cases involving US troops WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 02, 2003 Japanese and US negotiators failed to agree before a self-imposed deadline of Friday on revamping an agreement that deals with US military personnel in Japan who are charged with crimes. Indian police recover pile of arms and explosives near border JODHPUR, India (AFP) Aug 02, 2003 Indian police said Saturday they had recovered a pile of arms and explosives from a village in the northwestern state of Rajasthan close to the border with Pakistan. |
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