11.   British forces currently head the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, and the British defence ministry has said British troops were helping to rebuild the Afghan army.

12.   But the British defence ministry declined to say whether membership of the agency would prevent Britain from making non-European arms purchases in the future.

13.   They added that the British defence ministry could make an announcement in London later Wednesday.

14.   Two British members of the UN force in Bosnia were hurt, one seriously, in an explosion, the British defence ministry said Wednesday.

15.   Labour sees British defence firmly within the hands of NATO, and plans to carry out an audit of the British armed forces.

16.   Meanwhile, two British members of the UN force in Bosnia were hurt, one seriously, in an explosion, the British defence ministry said Wednesday.

17.   Rifkind is the first British defence secretary to visit the Jewish state.

18.   Saudi Arabia is a leading client of the British defence industry.

19.   Six British Tornado fighterplanes are also based in the Gulf, but the British defence ministry would not say where.

20.   The British defence ministry has also denied that there were any military personnel on board the plane, to its knowledge.