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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 30, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3the True picture this recently rediscovered painting of Christopher Columbus is considered to be the Only existing portrait done while the explorer was alive. It was painted by Pedro Ber Ruguette the official artist for the Spanish court. The 15th-Century work was sold last year to a Chicago Art dealer. Pan am bombing suspects to be queried libyan says Rome apr a libyan investigator talked to the two libyans named in . And British warrants for their alleged role in the 1988 pan am Airliner bombing Libya s foreign ministry said Friday in the latest conflicting claim from Tripoli on the Case. The ministry statement carried by Tripoli a official news Agency Jana said a Libya talked to the two above mentioned persons about the possibility of setting a a Date to meet the two mentioned persons directly to carry out investigations to arrive at the  without saying whether a Date was made to question the libyans the ministry said libyan authorities will examine the . And British demands a with All  Only thursday in a television interview libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi derided the charges that Libya carried out the bombing of flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland As  Qadhafi said libyan authorities were unable to identify one of those indicted because he had a very common libyan name. The United states and Britain demanded wednesday that Libya turn Over Abdel Basset a Al Mezrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fahimah for prosecution in the bombing which killed 270 people. Britain and the United states were joined by France in demanding that Libya a commit itself concretely and definitively to cease All forms of terrorist actions. France has charged four libyans in the 19s9 bombing of a French jetliner Over Africa. The foreign ministry statement said thursday that France s Case will also receive a fall the care needed by libyan Justice authorities. Qadhafi said in the interview that head never turn Over the libyans. The .-British statement wednesday did not mention specific sanctions if Libya rejects the demands. Possible sanctions include cutting air links with Libya and an International Oil embargo although officials acknowledge it would be difficult to get . Approval for an embargo. The United states has not ruled out military action. In april 1986, the United states bombed Tripoli and Benghazi in retaliation for a terrorist bombing in Berlin that the United states blamed on Libya. Two people died in the bombing including a . Soldier. . Troops recalled after cambodian attack phenom penh Cambodia up a the United nations has recalled its troops from the cambodian Countryside following the mob attack on Khmer Rouge Leader Khieu Samphan in phenom penh a spokesman said Friday. A your signals soldiers stationed in Bat Tam bang will be returning to phenom penh today a said a spokesman for the australian army a 40-member communications team. A no More men will be sent out for the time being. Deployment has been temporarily  the order followed a violent demonstration wednesday in which hundreds of cambodians broke into Samphan a rented House and beat the 60-year-old Leader. Samphan suffered head and Chest injuries but was not seriously Hurt. The australian declined to say Why the troops were returning or who made the decision. However it is believed that the . Advanced Mission in Cambodia is concerned that the Khmer Rouge May take up arms again and seek to avenge the beating. The . Troops began arriving in phenom penh on nov. 10 in the first stage of what will eventually be the United nations largest Ever peacekeeping operation. The first soldiers were sent to the Northwest monday. So far the Khmer Rouge has reacted calmly reiterating its commitment to the nations new peace agreement. A Khmer Rouge radio broadcast Friday accused the phenom penh government of deliberately staging the attack to derail the peace process but said the Khmer Rouge leadership would be willing to meet government leaders wednesday in Thailand. Until the Paris Accord the Khmer Rouge and the two non communist factions led by Prince Norodom Sihanouk and former prime minister son Sann had been fighting the phenom penh government because it was installed by the vietnamese nearly 13 years ago. The Khmer Rouge agreed to Lay Down their arms and participate in .-supervised elections scheduled for 1993.getting All Hung up it takes an off the Wall sense of humor to get motorists tacked part of a hang glider to the Barnes Wall and to look twice at a Sevielle tenn., Bam. A prankster added a dangling Dummy Pilot to Complete the  troops allowed to leave base in Croatia Zagreb Yugoslavia apr the serbian led Federal army Friday began withdrawing from one of its largest Barracks in secessionist Croatia which offered concessions that could hasten deployment of . Peacekeepers. Some scattered fighting was reported Friday in some areas of Croatia but the 14th cease fire in the 5-month-old civil War appeared to be holding. Hie United nations has said it will not dispatch its troops without a stable truce. In another sign of lessening tensions croatian and yugoslavian military leaders planned to resume talks on prisoner exchanges Friday. Nearly 300 vehicles began leaving the marshal Tito Barracks near the croatian capital of Zagreb croatian defense officials said. The army issued appeals to croats to allow Safe passage Belgrade television reported. The withdrawal is part of an agreement by Croatia to drop blockades of military Sites. Croatian radio reported some shelling of the Eastern City of Osipick and surrounding villages Friday. It also reported fighting on the Central front around Pankrac and Lipik about 60 Miles Southeast of Zagreb. On thursday Croatia agreed to allow . Soldiers to patrol Battle zones in the secessionist Republic. Previously croatian president Franjo Tadjman Only supported sending . Peacekeepers to the republics of orders in an Effort to end the War against army forces and ethnic serb fighters. Serbia has urged that . Forces be allowed to patrol throughout the Republic of 5 million people. Thousands of people have died in Battles since Croatia declared Independence june 25. The serb led army and ethnic serbs opposed to secession have taken control of More than one third of Croatia. Croatia contends Serbia is trying to Annex territory. But the army led forces claim the 600,000 ethnic serbs would face persecution in an Independent Croatia. The croatian parliament scheduled a session Lor wednesday and thursday to enact a Law on minority rights reportedly providing for cultural autonomy and some local self government Lor serbs  
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