31.   After facing international outrage, Denmark backed down last week, apologized to the Indian-born British author and said he could visit at another time.

32.   After international criticism, Denmark backed down last week, apologized to the Indian-born British author and said he could visit at another time.

33.   Britain agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with Iran after the Iranian government said it would not take any action to threaten the life of British author Salman Rushdie.

34.   Britain restored full diplomatic relations with Iran in September after the Iranian government said it would not take any action to threaten the life of British author Salman Rushdie.

35.   British author Salman Rushdie pleaded Thursday with French lawmakers to exert economic pressure on Iran to lift its eight-year-old religious ruling sentencing him to death.

36.   British authors Martin Amis, Melvyn Bragg and Fay Weldon were also expected to participate.

37.   British author Salman Rushdie, sentenced to death by Ayatollah Khomeini, Sunday criticized Norway for not doing enough to chastize Iran.

38.   Christians have gone on trial accused of desecrating the Koran or defending British author Salman Rushdie in private conversation.

39.   Commended for first novels were British author Derek Beaven, Japanese-born Hiromi Goto of Canada and Margeret Ogola of Kenya.

40.   During the debate, Mohajerani was confronted with the question of whether he could kill British author Salman Rushdie.