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...known to Spain as Perejil (parsley) came to a head with Spain recalling its ambassador and sending troops to seize the island 200 m off Morocco's coast. Later Spain offered to remove its troops if Morocco guaranteed it would not reoccupy the island. Perejil, known to Morocco as Leila, was unheard of till Moroccan troops landed on the uninhabited rock. Spain's concern for Perejil comes from its position near Spain's North African enclave Ceuta. GREECE 17 November Cracked Greek authorities detained a 58-year-old math professor suspected of being the leader, and a founder member...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 7/21/2002 | See Source »

...We’ve been married for about 30 years and have two kids, Rebecca and Leila...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Path Less Traveled | 4/19/2002 | See Source »

...been almost four years since Anthony's last salsa album, the Grammy-winning Contra La Corriente, was released. The fans are restless. "There's no question that he has made salsa more exciting," says Leila Cobo, Billboard magazine's Caribbean and Latin American bureau chief. "Now the challenge will be conquering the mainstream audience." That's exactly what he aimed for during the late-'90s, Ricky-and-Jennifer Latin-crossover blitz. In 1999, after a career singing in Spanish, Anthony released his first English-language pop album. Marc Anthony sold more than 4 million copies internationally; the album's single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marc Anthony: Best of Both Worlds | 9/15/2001 | See Source »

...today too often have huge heads, short bowed legs and very squashed muzzles. Their pelvises are often so narrow that caesarean operations are necessary to deliver puppies. Says geneticist Malcolm Willis, senior lecturer in animal breeding at Newcastle University, "On a hot summer day you can lose a bulldog." Leila, who died before her fifth birthday, is a case in point. Her London owner, Ken Mollett, was not surprised. Even undemanding walks had been too much for Leila and on hot days she would collapse, panting, her tongue blue from lack of oxygen. "Leila led a sad, feeble life," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Flawed Beauty | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

...think recounts will have much of an effect, and it's not worth the frustration to continue," said Democrat Leila Chirayath '04. "And besides, it's not like [Gore's] career is over...

Author: By Margaretta E. Homsey and William M. Rasmussen, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Pressure Mounts For Gore To Concede | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

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