Word: libya
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Britain and the United States say the two Libyan intelligence agents they indicted in 1992 must stand trial in Scotland or the United States. But Libya refuses to extradite the men, saying a fair hearing would be impossible...
...Scotland's lord advocate, Lord Hardie, made a concession to Libya aimed at breaking the deadlock: Try the pair in Scotland but in the presence of international monitors...
...Libya did not immediately react to Hardie's offer. Representatives for the North African nation are scheduled to lay out their case Friday. Libya has refused to hand over Abdel Basset Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah despite crippling U.N. economic sanctions imposed...
...political minefield of his own. According to TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson, Clinton's unhappy dilemma is this: On the one hand, he would love to be seen signing a widely popular (and Princess Di-endorsed) pact and to avoid being lumped with such pariah states as China and Libya. On the other hand, he faces intense Pentagon hostility to the agreement...
Vermuele's work has involved Greek archaeology and classical Greek philology. She has translated classical works and has led digs in Cyprus, Turkey, Libya and Greece...