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• Seabee Reservists De-Mobilize in Hawaii Navy Newsstand 19 Jul 2003-- In the wake of America's successful war campaign, it's time for most of the Reservists, who were mobilized, to return home. Navy Seabees from the 1st Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) who have been serving at Pearl Harbor since last year have begun their de-mobilization process, as their forward-deployed counterparts from the 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30th NCR) return from the desert.

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• Liberian Rebels Battle for Monrovia VOA News 19 Jul 2003 -- In Liberia, rebels are advancing on the capital, Monrovia. Residents in and around Monrovia are fleeing to the city's center.
• LIBERIA/FIGHT VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- In Liberia, rebels are advancing on the capital, Monrovia. Residents in and around Monrovia are fleeing to the city's center.
• LIBERIA: Thousands flee Monrovia's western suburbs IRIN 19 Jul 2003 -- Thousands of terrified civilians on Saturday headed for the centre of the Liberian capital, Monrovia, fleeing the city's western suburbs as fighting between Liberian government soldiers and rebels escalated around Virginia and St. Paul Bridge, 10 km from the city centre.
• LIBERIA: UN sending ship to accommodate Monrovia staff IRIN 19 Jul 2003 -- The UN World Food Programme is sending a ship to the Liberian capital, Monrovia, which will serve as a floating hotel for up to 32 UN international staff who will be able to work on shore by day and retreat to the safety of the ship at night, Carolyn McAskie, deputy director of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said on Friday.
• LIBERIA/FIGHTING VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- In Liberia, rebels have taken strategic points on the main routes into the capital, Monrovia. Residents in and around Monrovia fear this could be the beginning of a third major rebel assault in the past month.
• Liberian Rebels Poised to Re-Enter Monrovia VOA News 19 Jul 2003 -- Liberia, rebels have taken strategic points on the main routes into the capital, Monrovia. Residents in and around Monrovia fear this could be the beginning of a third major rebel assault in the past month.

• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- Palestinian militants have released the governor of the West Bank town of Jenin, whom they had kidnapped earlier Sunday. The release followed the intervention of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- Palestinian militants have kidnapped the acting governor of the West Bank district of Jenin. The militants are accusing the governor of collaborating with Israel.

• CONGO/CABINET VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first Cabinet meeting of the new government of national reconciliation was postponed, after ministers from two former rebel groups refused to swear allegiance to President Joseph Kabila. The boycott came only a day after the rebel leaders had been sworn in as vice presidents.
• Security Council Members Urge Continued International Support for Peacekeepers in DRC VOA News 19 Jul 2003 -- Security Council members expressed support Friday for a new transitional government in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo while urging continued international support for peacekeepers to help restore security.

News Reports

• THAILAND/BURMA VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- Thailand is calling on Burma's military government and the international community to agree on a plan for reconciliation and democracy in Burma, as an alternative to economic sanctions. However, the signs from Burma for reconciliation between the military government and democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi are not promising.
• CHINA/HONG KONG VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- China's top leaders have publicly renewed their support for Hong Kong's embattled chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, indicating that Mr. Tung will remain in office, despite pressure for him to resign. Chinese President Hu Jintao also reaffirmed his commitment to the passage of proposed national security legislation, which has caused widespread dissatisfaction among Hong Kong residents.
• JAPAN/BLAIR VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a visit to Japan, has expressed support for multilateral talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. Mr. Blair also said there would be a full inquiry into the death of British Defense Ministry weapons expert, David Kelly, who was embroiled in a dispute over intelligence regarding Iraq.
• THAILAND/BURMA VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- Thailand is calling on Burma's military government and the international community to agree on a plan for reconciliation and democracy in Burma, as an alternative to economic sanctions. Hhowever, the signs from Burma for reconciliation between the military government and democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi are not promising.
• RED CROSS/SUDAN/DROUGHT VOA 19 Jul 2003 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says a prolonged drought in Sudan has left hundreds-of-thousands of people suffering chronic food and water shortages, and vulnerable to malnutrition and disease. The Geneva-based agency says it has received a very poor response to its emergency appeal for 852-million dollars.