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...withdrawal, which they hope to complete by the end of May. Behind them, as part of the upheaval produced by the 1982 invasion, they are leaving a Shi'ite guerrilla movement of undetermined strength. Last week the Israelis showered leaflets from a helicopter warning that attacks on Israel's northern settlements from across the border would bring swift retaliation. "Israel's long arm," said the message, "will reach every inciter and every terrorist. Think about your wife, children and parents." --By William E. Smith. Reported by John Borrell/Beirut
...turn back the fire along two mountain-ridge roads. More than 150 fire engines and crews numbering in the hundreds lined the paths. "This is where m we're staying put, we hope," said Tim Exline, acting fire chief of the town of Corte Madera in Northern California's Marin County. "We're going to make a helluva stand." Home after home was saved during the night. Said one man whose house remained standing: "Have you ever heard a tree explode? It's like a bullwhip. I was scared to death...
...wins over Connecticut College and the Bears helped the Crimson solidify its hold on the second seed heading into the Northern Championships which will take place in two weeks. Heading into Saturday’s games in Providence, R.I., the Crimson (14-6) held a 2-1 mark against Brown, but had never played the Bears on the road...
...involvement in a $50 million bank robbery and the murder of Robert McCartney in a Belfast bar. And the I.R.A. has often boosted Sinn Fein by making peaceful gestures just before elections. But that hasn't stopped the British and Irish governments hoping for a breakthrough in the flagging Northern Ireland peace process. Adams denies being an I.R.A. leader, but he wields undeniable influence in the republican movement. Even if he is vote grabbing, his request should get results. "Adams can't unsay this," a senior British official told TIME, "which suggests he's expecting this to succeed rather than...
Neither of these actions, if taken, would further the interests of the University nor strengthen its principled position. Sinopec lacks PetroChina’s clear and prominent relationship with the Sudanese government. Sinopec’s primary involvement with Sudan is in the construction of a pipeline from northern to southern Sudan, which will eventually produce revenues to be split between the Khartoum regime and the fledgling government of south Sudan, which recently ceased a two decades-long war against the north. Where PetroChina dealt solely with the Khartoum government, Sinopec’s revenue-sharing agreement was built into...