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Philippines says no curtailment of press freedom after mutiny MANILA (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 President Gloria Arroyo's government on Sunday said press freedom would not be curtailed amid a manhunt for conspirators of a failed military coup against her last month. Afghanistan opens local recruiting centre for new army KABUL (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Afghanistan will on Wednesday open its first provincial recruiting centre in a bid to attract young Afghans to the nascent national army, a United Nations spokesman said. Troops shoot dead 11 suspected rebels in Aceh in fresh violence BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 The Indonesian armed forces have killed at least 11 suspected separatist rebels in the restive province of Aceh in fresh violence since Friday, the military said Sunday. |
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Israeli jets buzzed Assad palace as warning to Syria: reports JERUSALEM (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Israeli warplanes buzzed the palace of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week as a warning that Israel holds Damascus responsible for the recent flare-up on its northern border, reports said Sunday. Israeli jets flew over Assad palace as warning to Syria: reports JERUSALEM (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Israeli warplanes buzzed the palace of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week as a warning that Israel holds Damascus responsible for the recent flare-up on its northern border, reports said Sunday. India keen to buy 10 Mirage 2000-5s from Qatar: report NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has strongly recommended the purchase of 10 Mirage 2000-5 from Qatar which arch-rival Pakistan is also trying to acquire, a report said Sunday. India to shelve second anti-aircraft missile: report NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 India is set to shelve the development of a second anti-aircraft missile because delays have led to escalating costs and technical problems, a report said Sunday. Koizumi leaves on trip to Germany, Poland, Czech Republic TOKYO (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi departed Sunday on a three-nation European tour focusing on the North Korean nuclear crisis, the reconstruction of Iraq and the expansion of the European Union. New study shows impact of Agent Orange amid US-Vietnam disagreement HANOI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Their bilateral trade pact negotiations may have taken six torturous years, but nearly three decades after the end of the Vietnam War the United States and Vietnam have yet to agree on the impact of Agent Orange. |
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. 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. |
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