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| Portugal Surprised at NATO Use of Depleted Uranium in Yugoslavia |
| Portuguese authorities were surprised to learn that depleted uranium munitions had been used in the attacks by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Yugoslavia, Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said Saturday. |
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| Lebanon to Present Files to UN on Israel's Use of DU Weapons |
| Lebanon will inform the United Nations about Israel's use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons in south Lebanon, the National News Agency NNA reported on Friday. |
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| Iraq Urges UN Investigation on Depleted Uranium Arms |
| Iraq on Thursday called on the United Nations to investigate the use of depleted uranium shells by the United States and Britain in the 1991 Gulf War, as well as the harmful impacts on the health of Iraqi people. |
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| Iraq Urges UN Inquiry Into Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons |
| Iraq Wednesday urged the United Nations to order an inquiry into the use of depleted uranium weapons against it by the United States and Britain in the 1991 Gulf War. |
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| Greece, Yugoslavia Agree to Enhance Balkan Cooperation Over DU Issue |
| Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis and visiting Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica Tuesday agreed to enhance Balkan cooperation over NATO's use of the depleted uranium (DU) ammunitions, which was reported to have caused serious consequences for public health and the environment in the region. |
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| Depleted Uranium Weapons Tested in Switzerland in 1970s |
| The Swiss Defense Ministry has confirmed that ammunition containing depleted uranium had been tested in Switzerland during the 1970s. |
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| British Nuclear Watchdog Issued Alert on DU Shells in 1991 Report |
| The British government was warned by its own nuclear safety adviser a decade ago that depleted uranium (DU) shells used in the Gulf War in 1990 would be a health risk to British troops and would cause "political problems", The Times newspaper reported on Monday. |
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| Britain Says to Take Action if Depleted Uranium Cause Illness |
| Britain will take appropriate action if it finds clear evidence of a link between depleted uranium (DU) ammunition and illness, Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon said on Sunday. |
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| Iraq Condemns US, British Use of Depleted Uranium Shells |
| An official Iraqi daily on Sunday condemned the use of depleted uranium shells by the United States and Britain in the 1991 Gulf War, and demanded those responsible be brought to trial for "perpetrating crimes." |
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| Russia Calls for Conference on Depleted Uranium Weapons |
| Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev urged Friday to hold an international conference on depleted uranium weapons' effect on human health. |
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| March Staged in Athens to Protest Against NATO's Use of DU Shells |
| Thousands of members of the Greek Communist Party late Thursday staged a march from downtown Athens to the U.S. embassy in protest against NATO's use of depleted uranium (DU) ammunitions during the alliance's bombings in Bosnia and Kosovo. |
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| U.N. in Kosovo Takes Steps Against Depleted Uranium Effects |
| The United Nations has taken measures to protect Kosovars of Yugoslavia against any possible ill effects from the depleted uranium ammunition used by NATO during its air strikes in 1999, a U.N. agency said Thursday. |
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| Swedish KFOR Soldiers to Receive Physical Tests |
| Sweden will provide physical examinations to its peacekeeping troops in Kosovo to determine whether they have been affected by radiation from depleted uranium munitions used in NATO Bombings in the Balkans. |
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| NATO to Provide Information on DU Use |
| Visiting NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Joseph Ralston said here on Wednesday that it is necessary to provide all information about the use of depleted uranium to the public now, local media reported. |
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| Canadian Defense Minister Pledges More Depleted Uranium Tests |
| Canadian Defense Minister Art Eggleton has pledged to have more tests among soldiers on exposure to radioactive-depleted uranium ammunition. |
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| Iraq Demands US, British Compensations for Depleted Uranium |
| Iraq on Wednesday demanded compensations from the United States and Britain for the damages caused by their use of depleted uranium shells in their air attacks against Iraq. |
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| Chirac Asks for Transparency on Balkan Syndrome Issue |
| French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that NATO's investigations into the Balkan Syndrome, which could have been caused by radiation from depleted uranium used during the Yugoslavia campaign, should be made transparent. |
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| Harming Both Others and Self |
| At present, only the United States is still holding on firmly despite world censure, it categorically denies the potential jeopardy of lean uranium bomb to human body, European countries have expressed their dissatisfaction over this. |
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| Croatia Demands Information From NATO on Possible DU Contamination in Adriatic Sea |
| Croatia will seek clarification from NATO on whether the Adriatic Sea has been contaminated by depleted uranium (DU) weapons dumped by the Alliance after air raids on Yugoslavia, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Monday. |
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| Albright Sees No Proof for NATO Bombs Causing Leukemia |
| US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said here Monday that there was no proof that depleted uranium from NATO bombs used in the Balkans has caused leukemia in peacekeepers in the region. |
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