11.   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi met with his Tunisian counterpart Wednesday on ways to thaw icy relations between two other neighbors, Algeria and Morocco.

12.   Supporters of the new trade policy have argued it will make Taiwanese firms more competitive and possibly melt icy political relations.

13.   South Korea hopes that the rice deal will thaw icy relations.

14.   The latest defections are expected to further strain the icy relations between the rival Koreas.

15.   The latest defections were expected to further strain the icy relations between the rival Koreas.

16.   The talks, if held, would mark a breakthrough in icy inter-Korea relations.

17.   Both Iran and India had icy relations with the Taliban regime and have been quick to embrace the new leadership led by Karzai.

18.   But the insurance has failed to find a single subscriber because of icy inter-Korean relations.