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...LIFTED. U.S. trade sanctions against LIBYA; after it agreed to eliminate its nuclear-weapon and long-range-missile programs; in Washington, D.C. Long an enemy of the West under leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, Libya has admitted responsibility for the 1988 downing of a Pan Am jet in which 259 people died, along with a spate of other terrorist attacks in the 1980s. The U.S. relaxed most sanctions against Libya last April, but still considers it a "state sponsor of terrorism." The recent agreements could result in direct air service between the two countries and the possible importation of Libyan...
...just 101 votes to 99. Gross replaced fellow Social Democrat Vladimír Spidla, who resigned in June following the party's poor performance in European elections. Gross, at 34, is Europe 's youngest premier. Stemming the Tide LIBYA Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for talks on ways to stop illegal immigrants from Africa using Libya as a launch pad to reach Italy . A day earlier, a boat believed to have departed from Libya and carrying 275 migrants was intercepted off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa . Polio Resurgent AFRICA The World...
...Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, even as he was renouncing terrorism to win the favor of the Bush Administration, really order a hit on Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud? Or are the Saudis pushing trumped-up charges? Libyan officials deny the accusations, Saudi sources stand by them, and U.S. officials--while saying "the Saudis are hyping" the story--aren't quite sure what to think...
...indefinitely and called for international recognition for Turkish Cyprus as a separate state. Some Greek Cypriots voted against the plan because they feared investment in the less developed north would lure tourists away from their side of the island. The Big Thaw LIBYA The U.S. eased economic sanctions against Muammar Gaddafi's regime, allowing a resumption of oil imports to the U.S. and most commercial activities. Gaddafi has pledged to end his WMD program. MEANWHILE IN BRITAIN ... No, Dahling The English National Opera has banned its employees from using the traditional showbiz greeting "darling" because it might constitute sexual harassment...
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may be secretive, but we know this: he has great timing. Just when OPEC cutbacks and declining reserves are driving up oil prices, Gaddafi's mea culpa on his weapons program and open invitation to foreigners to explore for Libyan energy are gaining Western oil firms' interest. First to benefit: Royal Dutch/Shell, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate, which last month signed a $200 million deal with Libya's state-owned oil-and-gas company to search for reserves and build a liquefied-natural-gas terminal. Shell could use a new partner: this year it has twice admitted...