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Iran warns Israel against any "aventurism" targeting nuclear sites TEHRAN (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Iran warned Israel on Monday against carrying out any "adventurist" military attak on its nuclear sites. Australian PM prods China to keep up pressure on N Korea BEIJING (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Australian Prime Minister John Howard Monday prodded China to continue exerting pressure on North Korea as he described the regime's nuclear threat as one of the most serious issues confronting the world. NKorea 'will not dismantle nuke arsenal unless US policy changes' SEOUL (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 North Korea warned again Monday it would not dismantle its nuclear arsenal unless the United States changed its policy towards the communist state at next week's six-nation nuclear talks. Saudi marine shoots colleague dead, injures another RIYADH (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 A Saudi marine killed a colleague and wounded another in a shooting spree at the Marine Academy in the kingdom's eastern port city of Dammam, the defense ministry said Monday. South Korean warships fire warning shots to drive back North's boat SEOUL (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 South Korean warships fired warning shots Monday to drive back a North Korean boat violating the southern territorial waters in the Yellow Sea, military authorities said. Taiwan to select type of eight submarines guaranteed by US: report TAIPEI (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Taiwan has inched a critical step forward in its plan to acquire eight conventional submarines from the United States after paying 3.0 million US dollars to kickstart the deal, it was reported Monday. |
Philippines set to court-martial mutineers MANILA (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Soldiers who allegedly took part in a mutiny last month are set to stand trial in a military court, President Gloria Arroyo said Monday. Russia's Pacific Fleet launches major exercises in far east VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Russia's Pacific Fleet launched large-scale exercises in Russia's far east Monday, navy officials said. High-level Chinese military delegation leaves for North Korea BEIJING (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 A high-level Chinese military delegation left here Monday for North Korea on what was termed a "goodwill" visit by official state media. Australian PM discusses N Korea and human rights with China's leaders BEIJING (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 Australian Prime Minister John Howard began meetings with China's top leaders Monday to urge them to maintain their pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. Britain's defence minister to defend decisions before Iraq arms inquiry LONDON (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 British Defence Minister Geoff Hoon believes the decisions he took over the Kelly case were right and appropriate, the press here reported Monday as the second week of the Hutton inquiry was to get under way. Japan, China plan first-ever mutual warship visits: report TOKYO (AFP) Aug 18, 2003 The Japanese and Chinese governments plan to conduct the first-ever mutual visits by warships this year as they hope to resume stalled military exchanges, a report said Monday. |
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Surveyor Snaps A Phobos Exclusive Pasadena - Jun 25, 2003  Images from the Mars Orbiter Camera aboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor capture a faint yet distinct glimpse of the elusive Phobos, the larger and innermost of Mars' two moons. The moon, which usually rises in the west and moves rapidly across the sky to set in the east twice a day, is shown setting over Mars' afternoon horizon.Foam Strip Hitting Shuttle Most Likely Cause Of Accident Washington (AFP) Jun 25, 2003  The high-speed impact of a piece of foam insulation hitting Columbia's left wing is the "most probable cause" of the shuttle's burnup on reentry into Earth's atmosphere February 1 and the deaths of its seven astronauts, investigators said Tuesday.Successful Design Review: ATV Gets Go-Ahead Paris (ESA) Jun 25, 2003  In early June 2003, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme reached a milestone in successfully passing the Critical Design Review (CDR) during which some 140 international space experts expressed their full confidence in the design of the vehicle after analysing 55,000 pages of technical documentation.Closing The Final Frontier Scottsdale - Jun 25, 2003  Space pirates, make your fortunes quickly, because the Final Frontier may not be open very long. Take a good, hard look at postwar Iraq: there, today, the dreams of a new era of political and commercial freedom in space are being crushed.Oskando To Introduce GPS-Based Personal Security Device Helsinki - Jun 25, 2003  Fastrax Ltd., a developer of industry-leading GPS receivers for optimal utilization of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and O� Oskando, a designer and producer of GSM-based telematics devices, today introduced a new Personal Security Device. |
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