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• Afghanistan's constitution talks must be free of threats, UN and human rights panel say UN News Centre 01 Jun 2003 -- With the approach of historic consultations on a key step in Afghanistan's transition to democracy, the United Nations and the country's authorities today urged all concerned to ensure an environment free of threats and intimidation.
• Chechnya: Maskhadov Announces Summer Campaign Against Russian Troops RFE/L 01 Jun 2003 -- Chechnya's fugitive separatist leader today announced that his guerrilla forces will launch a summer campaign against Russian troops in Chechnya.
• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS UPDATE VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is preparing to address the issue of illegal Jewish settlements at the upcoming Mid-east summit with President Bush.
• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Israel has lifted its closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip ahead of a three-way summit this week with US President George W. Bush.
• JERUSALEM/ELECTIONS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- On Tuesday, the citizens of Jerusalem choose a new mayor and council to govern the most politically sensitive city in the Middle East. The future of Jerusalem is also back on the agenda as one of the key issues to be resolved under the new international road map to peace plan for the region.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Town Hall with U.S. Troops in Korea 01 Jun 2003 -- Town hall meeting with U.S. troops at Camp Greaves, Republic of Korea. Also participating was Army Maj. Gen. John Wood, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division
• Wolfowitz Praises DMZ Soldiers, Marines 'On the Front Lines of Freedom' AFPS 01 Jun 2003 -- U.S. soldiers and Marines deployed along the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea "are on the front lines of freedom," U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz said June 1 during a visit to Camp Greaves - located a mile from the DMZ.

News Reports

• TOGO / ELECTIONS UPDATE VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Opposition parties are claiming Togo's presidential elections Sunday were rigged in favor of Africa's longest-ruling leader Gnassingbe Eyadema, and are calling for the cancellation of the ballot.
• TOGO/ELECTIONS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Voters in Togo are going to the polls today (Sunday) to choose between five opposition candidates and Africa's longest ruling leader, Gnassingbe Eyadema.
• SUU KYI ARREST VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- The military government in Burma has reportedly closed down the offices of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in most major cities. The closures come after the Nobel Peace Prize winner and a score of top party leaders were detained following reports of a clash in northern Burma.
• G-8/BUSH VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- President Bush has joined other leaders from the world's top industrialized nations and Russia for a summit in the French Alpine resort of Evian. The first item on their agenda was a working lunch with counterparts from several developing countries on issues relating to poverty and disease.
• ZIMBABWE/PROTESTS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- As Zimbabwe prepares for a possible week-long protest against the government, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change claims a court order banning its protests is invalid. The High Court ordered M-D-C leader Morgan Tsvangirai to call off all planned demonstrations and a general strike.
• G-8/PROTESTS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- As leaders from some of the world's richest and poorest nations gathered in Evian, France, before the G-8 economic summit, thousands of anti-summit protesters demonstrated in French and Swiss regions nearby. Scattered vandalism has already occurred.
• ASIA SARS VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- China and its Southeast Asian neighbors have agreed on what they say are better ways of keeping SARS from crossing international borders.
• G-8/OUTREACH VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Development and trade issues have taken center stage on the first day of the G-8 summit, which brings together the leaders of the world's seven major industrialized countries and Russia. The G-8 leaders are trying to come up with a united front to deal with problems such as poverty and disease in the Third World.
• CHINA/THREE GORGES VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- With much fanfare from the Chinese government, the gates of the Three Gorges Dam have shut in central China to create a massive reservoir. However, there are widespread concerns about the environmental and social fallout from the world's biggest hydroelectric project.
• HONG KONG PROTEST VOA 01 Jun 2003 -- Hundreds of Hong Kong residents marched to commemorate a failed Chinese democracy movement, and to protest new legislation they fear will curtail the city's freedoms. The government says the anti-subversion laws should be introduced to protect national integrity.