U.S. Flags Libyan-Owned Prague Hotels
The U.S. Embassy identified five Prague hotels and others in the Czech Republic as Libyan owned or controlled after IPB sold them to a Malta group. Americans were warned staying or dining could violate Libya sanctions and incur penalties.
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U.S
Czech Republic
Forum
Panorama
Prague
Palcat
Bohemian
Tabor
Baver
Strakonice
Cerigov
Hradec Kralove
IPB. Bank
Corinthian Group
Malaysia unveils world first passport with ID chip
Malaysia introduces a passport containing an identi ty chip storing bearer data including fingerprints and photo. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad received the new passport at a ceremony. The new 32 page and 64 page versions cost 75 and 150 dollars respectively and become available to the public today.
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Malaysia
Iris Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd
Mahathir Mohamad
Aseh Che Mat
Protestant leader assailed in Northern Ireland talks
In Belfast talks on Northern Ireland’s status resumed with Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble under crossfire from Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams and DUP Rev. Ian Paisley. Adams urged Blair to pressure Trimble over IRA disarmament while Paisley warned against any deal with Sinn Fein. Police and government officials aim for an Easter deal amid ongoing violence concerns and Sinn Fein’s partial return to negotiations.
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Berast
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ulster Unionist Party
David Trimble
Gerry Adams
Sinn Fein
Trimble
Ian Paisley
Democratic Unionist Party
Adams
Tony Blair
Paisley
Blair
Mo Mowlam
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Stormont
Castle
Norther Ireland
Sothebys to auction eclectic letter collection from seven centuries
A diverse Sotheby's London sale led by filmmaker George Pan Cosmatos features 488 lots of letters and manuscripts spanning seven centuries. Highlights include an 1801 Goya letter, Rasputin note, Dillinger FBI notice, Gershwin composition, Hemingway ticket, and a 1503 Queen Isabella letter. Estimated total around 756000 dollars.
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London
Alexander Graham Bell
Stan Laurel
Ever Hardy
Havana
Ascension
George Pan Cosmatos
Sotheby‘s
Cosmatos
Tombstone
Birgita
Frank Capra
Los Angeles
Grigori Rasputin
John Dillinger
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Spain
Isabella
Susan Wharton
Sotheby's
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thomas Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Shirley Temple
Sotheby’s
Francisco Jose de Goya
Gershwin
John Singer Sargent
Sargent
Thomas Hardy
Britain on alert for Iraqi anthrax germ attack
London reports indicate Iraq threatened to smuggle anthrax into Britain hidden in duty free items. Prime Minister's office confirmed an all ports alert and authenticity of a March document cited by The Sun, though officials say no evidence of implementation exists.
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Britain
London
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Sun
the Sun
Tony Blair
Russian suspects confess to kidnapping missionaries
In southern Russia a man and a woman arrested Monday confessed to taking part in the kidnapping of two American missionaries from Oregon and Arizona. A 45-year-old man remains in custody while police seek a 20-year-old suspect. The captors demanded no ransom and the missionaries were released unharmed after four days.
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Bahrain
U.S
Gulf
U.N
Iraq
Moscow
Russia
Bob Bennett
Ratah
Bennett
Andrew Lee Propst
Lebanon
Ore
Travis Robert
Mormon Church
Federal Security Service
Oregon
Propst
Lee
Lee Propst
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N.ireland
Brandon Woods
Rior
Brandon Wools Retirement Community
Inverness Drive
Lawrence
McDonald's
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