91.   Takahashi and other three, including Hideo Arai, a former defense project promotion chief at NEC, are suspected of overcharging the military in procurement contracts.

92.   The defense chief also says the United States has no direct evidence that al-Qaida is operating in Kashmir.

93.   The defense chiefs of Poland and Ukraine hailed improving military ties Thursday and discussed possible cooperation in the production and modernization of weapons.

94.   The defense chiefs of Russia and Ukraine agreed Tuesday that the former Soviet republics will not use their military intelligence services to spy on each other.

95.   The defense chief went by motorcade to the U.S. Embassy where he spoke to the press and embassy staff.

96.   The defense chiefs of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to resume military exchanges between the two historical rivals.

97.   The defense chief made no explicit mention of the famine wracking North Korea.

98.   The defense chiefs of the United States, Russia and Ukraine mapped plans Thursday for further arms reductions that will start with destruction of a missile silo.

99.   The defense chiefs said they would next meet in October in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

100.   The first visit to Seoul by a Chinese defense chief, it was seen by South Korea as a diplomatic coup over its rival North Korea.