Oct 23, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Egypt's Bright Star military exercise, with nearly70,000 soldiers from 10 countries, could serve as a launching pad for a U.S.attack on terrorist targets in the Middle East.

Oct 24, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has formally entered the U.S.-led war inAfghanistan.

Oct 26, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has agreed to suspend development ofa missile defense umbrella in an effort to garner cooperation from China andRussia for the war in Afghanistan.

Oct 30, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has agreed to sell advancedanti-ship missiles to the United Arab Emirates.