Apr 03, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The United States has deployed an Aegis-class missiledefense system along the Israeli coast in the eastern Mediterranean.

Mar 09, 2003

LONDON [MENL] -- North Korea is said to be preparing to launch its new TaepoDong-2 in the country's first major missile test in nearly five years.

Mar 02, 2003

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The head of Al Qaida in Lebanon has been killed. Abu Mohammed Al Masri, regarded as head of Al Qaida in Lebanon, waskilled in an explosion in the Ein Hilwe camp near Sidon. The explosion wasthat of abooby-trapped car detonated by

Feb 24, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has touted the new Aegis sea-basedmissile defense system as capable of intercepting Iran's new Shihab-3intermediate-range missile.