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• GE Launches F110 Fighter Engine Variant With $400 Million Win At United Arab Emirates GE Aviation 14 Mar 2000 -- Following a lengthy technical evaluation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force & Air Defense has selected the GE F110 fighter engine to power its new fleet of 80 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60 aircraft - and has launched a new derivative F110 engine.
• ORBITAL WINS $13 MILLION IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE AIR MONITORS FOR THE BRITISH AND U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE FLEETS Orbital Sciences Corp. 14 Mar 2000 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced it has been awarded $13 million in contracts primarily to provide atmosphere monitoring equipment for the British Navy's fleet of submarines. Orbital also received an order from the U.S. Navy for several of the air monitoring systems.

Other Conflicts

• 14 March 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 14 Mar 2000
• PRESS BRIEFING BY HEAD OF STANDBY ARRANGEMENTS UNIT 14 March 2000 - The United Nations Standby Arrangements system was a valuable step towards establishing a rapid deployment capacity for the Organization.
• U-N ANGOLA SANCTIONS PREVIEW Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- A contentious session of the United Nations Security Council is expected Wednesday, when the Council formally receives a report on sanctions against UNITA, the rebel group in Angola.
• ANGOLA / SANCTIONS Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- South Africa's Foreign Minister is vowing firm action against South Africans involved in violating international sanctions against Angola's UNITA rebel movement.
• HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SECOND PERIODIC REPORT OF REPUBLIC OF CONGO Press Release HR/CT/547 - 14 March 2000 -- Basil Ikouebe, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo, said certain questions had to be asked, such as: should elections be organized over the dead bodies of combatants? The other alternative was to engage in "democratic window dressing"...
• Under Secretary of State Lieberman on Babitsky The Washington Times 14 March 2000 -- The reported detention, abuse and "prisoner exchange" of Radio Liberty journalist Andrei Babitsky by Russian military authorities has raised questions about Russia's commitment to freedom of the press.
• TIMOR / REFUGEES Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- The United Nations says some anti-independence East Timorese refugees have asked for help to return home from camps in West Timor.
• ISRAEL / LEBANON Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- Israeli warplanes have bombed suspected guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon following a series of attacks on Israeli and allied militia posts.
• CONGO FIGHTING Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- Warring parties in Congo-Kinshasa are reporting fighting in the east of the country. Rebel officials say they have inflicted heavy casualties on Congo government troops and their allies.
• INDONESIA / ACEH Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Paul Grossrieder says the problems in Aceh have reached a critical stage. Red Cross officials say murder and torture in the province are common.

News Reports

• SHARIA LAW / PENALTIES Voice of America 14 March 2000 -- Many in Nigeria remain fearful of Islamic law, or Sharia. They reject the punishments it prescribes for serious crimes - flogging or the amputation of limbs or flogging. Many human rights activist agree, calling such punishments "cruel and unusual." But others say these kinds of punishments are not necessarily part of Sharia.