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• Lockheed Martin To Improve B-52H Mission Computer Lockheed Martin 26 Apr 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Owego will increase the computer power and memory of the Avionics Control Unit (ACU) in the U.S. Air Force's B-52H bomber 50-fold, while reducing the number of circuit cards from 21 to three.

Other Conflicts

• 26 April 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 26 Apr 2000
• LEBANON / ISRAEL WITHDRAWAL Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has announced his government's acceptance of Israel's withdrawal from an area in southern Lebanon it has occupied for the past 22-years.
• LEBANON / ISRAEL Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Lebanon's prime minister says he would welcome an international peacekeeping force along the border with Israel, after Israeli troops are withdrawn from Southern Lebanon.
• ISRAEL / LEBANON Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Israel is quietly preparing to reinforce its international border with Lebanon before a planned pullout of Israeli troops from a self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon.
• OCHA RELEASES NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS FOR ANGOLA Press Release IHA/704 - 26 April 2000 -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) presented the findings of a rapid needs assessment undertaken in 31 locations throughout Angola.
• PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- The Philippines military says the gunmen who kidnapped 21 people at a resort in eastern Malaysia have taken their hostages to the southern Philippines.
• LANKA/ATTACK Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Sri Lanka's armed forces are bracing for more fighting with the Tamil Tiger rebels at the strategic Elephant Pass base they lost to the guerrillas in recent fighting.
• SHARIA / COMPARISON Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Islamic law - and its role in a pluralistic democracy - is a continuing focus of controversy in Nigeria. Though Nigeria has gotten the most attention, it is not the only country in Africa that uses Sharia in its legal system.
• COLOMBIA-PEACE TALKS Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- In Colombia, the government has agreed to demilitarize a second region of the country to help begin peace talks with the nation's second major rebel group, known as the National Liberation Army -- or E- L-N-.
• FARC PLENARY SESSION ISSUES COMMUNIQUE ON NEW "TAXES" April 26, 2000 - FARC has announced a new policy to collect funds from Colombian entities with estates worth 1 million US dollars or more.
• RUSSIA / CHECHNYA Voice of America 26 April 2000 -- Russia has rejected a U-N Human Rights Commission resolution on Chechnya and intensified bombing raids on the breakaway region. Russian officials have flatly ruled out talks with Chechnya's president.
• Text: State Department on Violence in Indonesia's Aceh 26 April 2000 -- "The United States believes this conflict must be resolved on the basis of justice, security, greater self-government, and economic development for the province, within the framework of a united Indonesia," the State Department said. "The United States rejects the use of violence and urges restraint by all parties in Aceh."

News Reports

• Sea Launch Hosts Mass Casualty Exercise Boeing 26 Apr 2000 -- Sea Launch Home Port, based in Long Beach Harbor, hosted a Mass Casualty exercise this morning managed by the City of Long Beach. While a serious incident was simulated, no actual emergency existed and no injuries were sustained.
• Boeing Tells Customers 'Delta III Ready for Flight' Boeing 26 Apr 2000 -- Boeing told members of the satellite industry Tuesday that the Delta III rocket is ready to resume operations at the end of this month.