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...never been violent. But Trintignant's mother, movie director Nadine Trintignant, told the court Cantat was a "murderer" and that she did not believe his expressions of regret. The judges will hear a final statement from Cantat this week. Special Report: Till Death Do Us Part Delicate Moment CYPRUS Last-ditch talks aimed at reunifying the divided island before the Greek Cypriot south accedes to the E.U. on May 1 are set to go ahead in Switzerland this week despite Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's announcement that he will not participate. Denktash, who is opposed to the U.N. plan...
...Kostas Karamanlis, 47, surged to victory in last week's parliamentary polls, ending the long reign of the Socialists, who had held power for 20 of the last 23 years. Now Karamanlis must get Athens' Olympic preparations up to speed and manage negotiations with Turkey over the fate of Cyprus. TIME's Anthee Carassava landed the first interview with Greece's new Prime Minister. THE MADRID BOMBINGS KILLED AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE. DO YOU WORRY ABOUT AN ATTACK AT THE GAMES? One can think of endless scenarios and hypotheses. Our duty is to do everything humanly possible to guarantee...
...incident, had been left with just two buildings for shelter and five days' food supply. MEANWHILE AT THE U.N. ... A Bad Day for Diplomacy Embarrassed U.N. officials were searching for a new date for the upcoming referendum on the unification of the Greek south and Turkish north of Cyprus after realizing that April 21 - the date earmarked for the ballot - coincided with the anniversary of one of the darkest days in modern Greek history. On that day in 1967, the Greek military mounted a coup that resulted in seven years of military dictatorship in Athens and eventually triggered the Turkish...
...believe it is a very good evening for Cyprus." KOFI ANNAN, U.N. Secretary-General, greeting television viewers in Cyprus, before announcing an agreement between Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to work toward the reunification of their country...
...taking home up to ten times a policeman's pay - expecting further growth this year. While the U.N. advocates deploying coalition troops to smash drug labs thriving in the north, Karzai is pleading for $300 million in international aid to slash cultivation by 70% before 2008. One Step Closer CYPRUS Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders meeting at U.N. headquarters agreed to begin formal talks in Nicosia this week to resolve the 30-year dispute that has divided the island. They hope to complete the talks by the end of March. Referenda will then be held based on the deal that...