European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 30, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 9britain, Syria resume diplomatic ties London apr Britain and Syria ave restored diplomatic relations severed four years ago when Britain accused Syria of sponsoring terrorism the government announced wednesday. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd told the House of commons that Britain had received assurances from the syrian government that it rejects acts of International terrorism and will take action against convicted terrorists. Hurd also told lawmakers that the syrians had promised to continue a strenuous efforts to obtain the release of the 13 Western hostages believed to be held by pro iranian extremists in Beirut Lebanon. Syria is the main Power broker in Lebanon with 40,000 troops based there under an Arab league mandate. It helped obtain the release of americans Robert Polhill and Frank Reed in april and irishman Brian Keenan in August. The syrian government newspaper Tishri said earlier this month that Britain should resume relations with Syria if it wanted the remaining captives freed. They Are she americans four britons two germans and an italian. Terry Anderson chief Middle East Cor respondent for the associated press was taken hostage March 16,1985, and is the longest held captive. The restoration of ties follows recent meetings in Damascus Between British lawmakers a foreign office official and syrian president Hafez Assad accompanied by his foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa. Britain severed relations with Syria in. October 1986, hours after a London jury convicted jordanian Nezar Hindawi of attempting to bomb an Al a1 Jet departing London a Heathrow Airport with 375 people aboard on april 17,1986. The 32-year-old Hindawi who planted plastic explosives in hand Luggage belonging to his pregnant Irish Fiancee was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Britain said Hindawi acted on orders from syrian intelligence travelled on a syrian passport and met syrian ambassador Loutfallah Haydar at the syrian embassy after the bomb plot was uncovered. Syria denied any involvement in terrorism on British soil. Hurd said wednesday that Britain had received a a confidential account of the syrian position on the Hindawi  he did not  Jet of kites Kite Biers hang onto a 4,278-foot-Long monster at be Michel Trouillet has been certified As the worlds Pic Saint Loup France this week. The Kite made by longest. Its Canvas surface stretches 6,600 Square  lawmakers vote to maintain Gladio network the Hague Netherlands apr the government tuesday gained overwhelming parliamentary support for keeping the dutch leg of the Gladio sabotage network despite opposition claims that East West detente had made the group unnecessary. Operations and intelligence also known As the stay behind Force is the dutch Branch of the Gladio organization which was set up in several nato nations to conduct espionage and sabotage in the event of a Warsaw pact invasion. On tuesday the 150-seat parliament Defeated a motion by the Green left opposition party which argued that detente Between nato and the Warsaw pact had made the group obsolete. Only Green left a own six parliamentarians voted in favor of the motion which called for the dutch Gladio group to be disbanded immediately. A Green left motion calling for a full parliamentary inquiry into Gladious past also failed in tuesdays show of hands ballot in which no formal vote count was taken. Prime minister Ruud Lubbers has said operations and intelligence has recently been reduced to its minimum possible level. But he has insisted the organization should continue to Lead at least a dormant existence even though several other nato countries Are disbanding their Gladio branches. Tokyo tops list of world s most expensive cities Geneva apr Tokyo tops a new list of the worlds most expensive cities for expatriates while a weaker Dollar lowered living costs for foreigners in the United states according to a Survey published tuesday. With an Index figure of 170 against new Yorkus 100, Tokyo ranked first among 89 major cities in the Survey prepared by corporate resources group a Geneva based consulting firm. Trailing Tokyo were Osaka at 153, and Libreville Gabon at 147. Prague at Index figure 56, and Ecuador a capital of Quito 54, were at the Bottom of the list As the cheapest cities to live in. Moscow was temporarily dropped from the Survey a due to the severe shortage of goods and services a org said. Six european cities a Oslo Norway Helsinki Finland Zurich and Geneva Switzerland Stockholm Sweden and Copenhagen Denmark a were among the top 10 with Index figures ranging from 144 to 131. They Are followed closely by Vienna Austria Paris London Brussels Belgium Dublin Ireland and Milan Italy. Brazils Sao Paulo at 111, and Rio de Janeiro at 110, have become the most expensive cities in the Western hemisphere because of soaring inflation rates. Among the 48 cities listed As cheaper than new York were Hong Kong Jeddah saudi Arabia Singapore Buenos Aires Argentina Lisbon Portugal Jakarta Indonesia Bombay India and Manila Philippines. The Survey prepared twice a year is based on a Basket of 151 products that include food clothing recreation transportation and other selected items. It is used to determine the Cost of living allowances paid by multinational companies and governments to their expatriate employees. Housing costs Are excluded because firms treat housing As a separate allowance org explained. Tehran Iran topped the previous list but was dropped from the Survey because calculating the Basket for the iranian capital has proved a too complicated a a org official  terrorists name alleged rapists Providence . A Brown University women Are scrawling the names of alleged rapists on the bathroom Walls in a guerrilla attempt to get the school to do More about sexual assaults among students. Brown spokesman Robert Reichley called the women a magic Marker terrorists and said they face expulsion if caught. Students said the Graffiti is aimed at getting the Ivy league school to take stronger action against so called Date and acquaintance rape. A a it a not an easy thing for a woman to take this action and i done to think anyone was taking this lightly or doing this a inductively or maliciously a said Lisa Billowitz of Brown against sexual assault and harassment or Bash. A it was an act of desperation in an attempt to get Brown to act responsibly and provide us with a system where we can air these grievances publicly As opposed to bathroom  the list of about 30 names began appearing More than a month ago. It has stirred Strong emotions at the 7,000-student school and focused attention on the Issue of College men forcing dates or other women they know into having sex. The names Are based on allegations from victims or their friends students snid it was unclear How Many of the women if any have filed charges. No cases of sexual assault have come before the school s disciplinary Council and the University Only began compiling rape statistics last week officials said. Students said women on Campus Lack Confidence that the allegations will be handled effectively. Court proceedings can drag on meaning that a victim could a be sitting next to her rapist in classes for a few years a said Jenn David 21, a member of the University a disciplinary Council and a founding member of Bash. Janitors have scrubbed the Walls clean but the names keep reappearing. A keep this list going Strong a warn others a a message on one Wall said. Adam Gillitt whose name appeared on a Wall wrote to the student newspaper the Brown daily Herald proclaiming his innocence. A rape is a violent crime that takes away the voices and the choices of the victims a he wrote. A so too do Anonymous accusations without factual bases take away the options of the  a sexual assault task Force of students and administrators was formed last summer but some students accused the school of acting too slowly. Some also want the school to appoint a Dean of women a concerns draft a sexual assault policy improve Security and give officials sensitivity training. Reichley the University spokesman said the school has written the men on the list inviting them to file complaints. A i do not think a he said a that accusations of such a serious crime made anonymously can be described As anything but striking at the heart of the american judicial system of innocent until proven