1.   The Prime Minister seems to be trying to rehabilitate the former defence secretary.

2.   --- COLOMBIA FUNERAL - The funeral of former Colombian defence minister and army chief General Fernando Landazabal Reyes took place in the capital Bogota on Wednesday.

3.   The article written by Richard Halloran, a former defence correspondent for The New York Times, unveiled his prejudice in favour of the pro-independent faction in Taiwan.

4.   The earlier inquiry in April cleared Chan, former defence minister Mathias Ijape and senior bureaucrats of corruption allegations.

5.   The package includes exteriors of parliament, Vajpayee speaking in English and a soundbite from a former defence minister in Hindi.

6.   The package will include exteriors of parliament, Vajpayee speaking in English and a soundbite from a former defence minister in Hindi.

7.   Forces loyal to ousted Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani had retreated to the northern Panjsher Valley, a stronghold of former defence minister Ahmed Shah Masood.

8.   Former defence minister Alan Clark was chosen Thursday as Tory prospective parliamentary candidate for the London constituency of Kensington and Chelsea.

9.   Former defence minister Guy Coeme, who appeared before the Belgian supreme court last year, is also implicated in both cases.

10.   Former defence minister Lee was also accused of trying to influence his promotion with gifts of diamonds to the daughter of then-president Roh Tae-Woo.