51.   Two weeks later the largely ceremonial president, Arthur Robinson, broke the tie by choosing Manning as prime minister over the incumbent, Basdeo Panday.

52.   Top government officials from Asia and Europe on Thursday ended talks on boosting political and economic ties by agreeing to hold a summit of leaders from the two continents.

53.   Turkey and Greece discussed ways of improving cooperation in trade in the second day of talks Tuesday aiming at improving ties by avoiding highly contentious issues.

54.   Two weeks later, the largely ceremonial president, Arthur Robinson, broke the tie by choosing Manning as prime minister over incumbent Basdeo Panday.

55.   World Cup-bound Jamaica was held to a scoreless tie by Trinidad and Tobago Sunday in an international friendly match at Queens Park Oval in Port-of-Spain.

56.   Greece and Latvia agreed on Wednesday to forge closer ties by signing four accords in the key areas of taxation, the merchant navy, armaments and military technology.

57.   Despite calls for peace and improved cross-strait ties by Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, China continues to bully this nationalist island in the international community.

58.   Earlier, Jiang cast a positive light on Sino-US economic ties by calling for more US investment.

59.   The two countries have recently improved ties by restoring diplomatic relations they severed seven years ago.

60.   The two countries recently improved ties by restoring diplomatic relations severed seven years ago.