Two former officials linked to it were detained for questioning last week in an effort to learn more about the case.

These countries only reluctantly agreed to this week's new U.N. sanctions that bar international travel by Iraqi officials linked to the inspection dispute.

For nearly a decade, American officials have been haunted by the spectacle of Mexican officials' being linked to illicit activities soon after they are embraced in Washington.

A10 Efforts to curb drug trafficking were often sacrificed by the Reagan Administration, which in one case sought a reduced sentence for a Honduran official linked to the drug trade.

A gold mining company part-owned by a British firm has suspended operations in Kyrgyzstan after local officials linked to its project received death threats and horsemen attacked its camp.

The protocol ordered the execution of 10 high-ranking officials linked to the outbreak and other officials who were found guilty for the slaughter of foreigners in China.

Three Kenyan ministers have quit, and the police have seized the passports of officials linked to graft allegations chronicled in a 36-page dossier he compiled after his self-exile.

They included stricter export controls on high technology shipments to Iran and revocation of visas for any Iranian officials linked to the nuclear program.

American officials say they have seen no clear sign of a change in the loyalties of Mexican officials or institutions linked to the protection of the drug traffickers.

Much of the indignation focused on Bushnell as the only statewide official linked with the insurgents.