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North Korea denounces US for staging war games ahead of talks SEOUL (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 North Korea blasted the United States Thursday for staging massive war games on the Korean peninsula ahead of six-way talks on its nuclear program, charging the drill was preparation for a pre-emptive attack. Philippines leader could have been overthrown but for leak: general MANILA (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 Military rebels who mounted an armed rebellion in the Philippines late last month likely would have overthrown President Gloria Arroyo had the plot not been unmasked early enough, a general said Thursday. China flexes military muscle in anti-terror exercises BEIJING (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 China vowed Thursday to stamp out separatism and extremism as it flexed its military muscle in its largest ever joint anti-terrorism operations. |
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Philippines' Arroyo wants maximum penalty for mutineers MANILA (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said Thursday she would push for the maximum penalty for rebel soldiers who carried out an alleged coup attempt against her government. NKorea wants to hold nuclear talks in first week of September: report TOKYO (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 North Korea wants to hold six-nation talks aimed at ending the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula in the first week of September while host China has proposed an August 21 or 25 start, a Japanese daily said Thursday. Philippines to prosecute more soldiers, civilians for failed mutiny MANILA (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 Philippines authorities plan to prosecute dozens more more rebel soldiers and civilian conspirators involved in an alleged coup attempt against President Gloria Arroyo, officials said Thursday. Top State Department Asia official meets Japanese vice minister WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 A senior Japanese official met the State Department's top East Asia hand James Kelly on Wednesday, as Washington consults its allies ahead of proposed six-nation talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis, officials said. Pakistan military woos tribal arms-makers in bid to curb illegal production ISLAMABAD (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 In a novel campaign to curb illegal arms manufacturing in Pakistan's wild western tribal belt, authorities are attempting to lure tribal weapons makers into the military's key defence production facility. NATO faces Afghan challenge in first 'out-of-theatre' mission KABUL (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 NATO prepares to take over command of Afghanistan's foreign peacekeeping force in its first operation outside Europe amid deteriorating security and warnings that the Taliban is regrouping in the war-ravaged country. |
Apathy overshadows efforts to revive Nagasaki A-bomb memories NAGASAKI, Japan (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 Lessons from the atomic bomb tragedy in the southwestern Japanese port city of Nagasaki are fading with time as apathy among young people is thwarting efforts to revive the bitter memories. Philippines to prosecute more civilians for failed mutiny MANILA (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 Philippines authorities plan to prosecute more civilian conspirators of an alleged coup attempt against President Gloria Arroyo, an interior department official said Thursday. NATO defense ministers to meet in Colorado in October WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 07, 2003 NATO defense ministers will hold an informal two-day meeting October 8-9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Burundi president on whistle-stop regional tour to plead for peacekeepers BUJUMBURA (AFP) Aug 06, 2003 Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye left the capital Bujumbura on Wednesday to plead with the leaders of Mozambique and Ethiopia in person for peacekeeping troops to be sent to his war-torn country. Indian MPs' watchdog demands smoking-gun report from the military NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 06, 2003 An Indian parliamentary panel Wednesday attacked the defence ministry for concealing a report that purportedly highlights shady arms deals at the height of a near-war with nuclear rival Pakistan in 1999. ISAF commander calls for 'export' of security to Afghan provinces KABUL (AFP) Aug 06, 2003 The outgoing commander of peacekeepers in Kabul issued a "wake up" call to the international community Wednesday to address rife insecurity in Afghanistan's strife-torn provinces ahead of 2004 presidential polls. |
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