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Bush praises Russia over role in international missile sting CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 US President George W. Bush thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday for Moscow's role in a sting that snared a man allegedly trying to supply surface-to-air missiles to US undercover agents posing as terrorists. US army reports big weapons find west of Baghdad RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 The US army said on Saturday it had found a weapons cache with thousands of rounds of ammunition near the flashpoint Iraqi town of Ramadi, 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Baghdad. Bush, Putin hail cooperation on intelligence after missile arrest MOSCOW (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 The Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush, on Saturday hailed the closer links between the two countries' intelligence services that resulted in the arrest last week of a man who tried to sell a missile in the United States. |
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Turkmenistan holds major military exercise on Caspian coast TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 Turkmenistan held major military exercises on the coast of the oil-rich Caspian Sea on Saturday, in its biggest military manoeuvres since gaining independence more than ten years ago. High-level Chinese military delegation heads to North Korea TOKYO (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 A high-level military delegation from China will visit North Korea soon, Pyongyang's official news agency said Saturday. Nigerian troop reinforcements arrive in Liberia MONROVIA (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 A contingent of 110 Nigerian troops arrived in Monrovia on Saturday to reinforce a west African peacekeeping force deployed in the war-ravaged country, according to an AFP reporter. Japan's defense chief to visit China next month: report TOKYO (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 Japan's Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba will make a four-day visit to China from September 1 to hold talks with Chinese officials including Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan, a report said Saturday. Three Germans accused of selling nuclear materiel to North Korea HAMBURG (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 Prosecutors in Stuttgart, southwest Germany, have accused three German businessmen of attempting to export materiel to North Korea for likely use in the Stalinist country's nuclear program, Der Spiegel reports in its next issue, to be published Monday. Nigerian reinforcements begin to leave for Liberia SOKOTO, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 A second battalion of Nigerian troops began leaving on Saturday for for war-torn Liberia to reinforce the west African ECOMIL peacekeeping force. |
Pacific leaders urge peaceful solution to N.Korean nuke crisis AUCKLAND (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 Pacific leaders Saturday called for a peaceful solution to the North Korean nuclear issue, saying that the Stalinist state should immediately dismantle its nuclear programme. Japanese experts seal containers with WWII mustard gas in northeast China BEIJING (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 Japanese experts on a mission to northeast China Saturday disposed of five containers filled with World War II-era mustard gas that has so far poisoned 41 people, state media reported. Philippine leader vows more military reforms in wake of mutiny MANILA (AFP) Aug 16, 2003 President Gloria Arroyo vowed on Saturday to push through with more reforms for the Philippine military in the wake of the failed mutiny led by junior officers. Pentagon to reopen Aleutian base to support missile defense radar WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 15, 2003 The Pentagon has decided to use a mothballed naval base on an island in the western Aleutians to support a powerful 900-million dollar sea-based targeting radar for its missile defense system, officials said Friday. Poor visibility grounds Nigerian reinforcements for Liberia SOKOTO, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 15, 2003 Bad weather forced a flight that was due to take a battalion of Nigerian peacekeepers to Liberia to divert, delaying the deployment for the second day running, aviation officials said Friday. Nigerian APCs en route for Liberia, but troops still grounded SOKOTO, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 15, 2003 A US contractor began Friday to airlift Nigerian armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from Lagos to equip peacekeepers in war-torn Liberia, a Nigerian army spokesman said. |
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