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Transfers will leave ball in Palestinian court: Israel defense minister JERUSALEM (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 The transfer of four West Bank towns to Palestinian from Israeli security control will place the onus on the Palestinian Authority to crack down on hardliners, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday. Top conservative says Iran should resist Western demands on nuclear issue TEHRAN (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Iran should resist Western demands it sign the additional protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that would allow for unscheduled inspections of suspected nuclear sites, a leading conservative official said Sunday. 4,500 rebels poised to storm Indian Kashmir: junior defence minister NEW DELHI (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Some 4,500 Islamic guerrillas are waiting to sneak into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani zone of the divided Himalayan territory, India's junior Defence Minister Chaman Lal Gupta said Sunday. |
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Stash of missile parts found outside Moscow: report MOSCOW (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 Russian police have discovered a stash of some 110 air-to-surface missile parts, including warheads, hidden outside Moscow, police told the Interfax news agency Sunday. Pentagon ignored report urging early intervention in Liberia: press WASHINGTON (AFP) Aug 17, 2003 A team of US military specialists who visited Liberia in early July recommended the immediate dispatch of 2,300 US Marines to the war-torn west African country but the Pentagon quashed the report, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. 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. 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. |
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