Aug 25, 2000

TOKYO [MENL] -- Japan and North Korea appear to be making headway in theircurrent effort to establish diplomatic relations.

Sep 19, 2000

TOKYO [MENL] -- The United States and South Korea have ended negotiations onthe request by the Asian ally to extend the range of its missiles to strikemost of the communist north.

Jun 28, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A leading U.S. helicopter firm wants to market itsattack helicopter with the advanced Longbow fire-control radar.

Jul 12, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military plans to deploy an improved multiplelaunch rocket system that developers tout as being five times more accuratethan the original model.