CHRONOLOGY-US-Libya relations, from bombings to handshake

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi shook hands on Thursday at a dinner for world leaders at a G8 summit in Italy.

Following are some important events in U.S.-Libyan relations:

January 1986 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan orders halt to economic and commercial relations with Libya, freezes Libyan assets in the United States.

April 1986 - U.S. blames Libya for bombing of West Berlin disco used by U.S. military personnel that killed three people and wounded more than 200.

April 1986 - U.S. aircraft bomb Tripoli, Benghazi and the home of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libya says more than 40 people are killed, including Gaddafi's adopted baby daughter.

December 1988 - Pan Am flight 103 from London to New York is blown up over Scotland, killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie.

April 1999 - Libya hands over two suspects in the Pan Am bombing. They stand trial in the Netherlands under Scottish law.

January 2001 - One suspect is found guilty of murder and given a mandatory life sentence. The other is acquitted.

March 2003 - Libya reaches political agreement with the United States and Britain to accept civil responsibility for the bombing. Libya agrees to pay about $2.7 billion.