Patil hints at internal truce
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WHILE HOME minister Shivraj Patil made a bold move on Sunday by hinting at an internal ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, a document circulated among reporters at a press meet accused Pakistan of pressing moderate Hurriyat leaders not to resume talks till
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Israel signaled on Saturday it could  ease military operations against Palestinian militants if they  halted attacks, but senior Palestinian leaders said only a full  Israeli cease-fire could stop fighting.
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A powerful rebel group in India's troubled northeast has offered to hold conditional peace talks with authorities to end more than a quarter-century of separatist conflict, a mediator said on Tuesday.
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The Pakistani government is expected to resume power-sharing talks with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but opponents inside the ruling party must be won over if a deal is to be struck, a government official said on Monday.
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As Gina Wilkinson reports from Colombo, there&#39;s growing concern that the country&#39;s fragile two-and-a-half-year old truce could collapse.
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JERUSALEM -- A local Hamas leader indicated yesterday the militant group would not attack Israelis during the Palestinian presidential campaign and would consider a formal truce with Israel in the latest signs of hope for renewed peace efforts in the region.
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Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish  Republican Army's (IRA) political ally Sinn Fein, signaled on  Sunday that the guerrilla group was ready to give up its arms,  but only if a new Northern Ireland peace deal can be struck.
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JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip -- The Palestinian prime minister said yesterday that militants were prepared to stop firing rockets at Israel if it would halt all military action in Palestinian territories. Israel rejected the offer, saying it would respond positively only to a total truce.
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New Delhi, Oct. 25. (PTI): A day after the militant attack on National Conference leaders in Kashmir, a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reviewed the over-all situation in the state.
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Home Minister Shivraj Patil who is on a three-day visit to J&amp;K will visit Jammu and Rajouri today. Patil will also visit Poonch where an Army jawan and two militants were killed this morning in an encounter.
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SRINAGAR, India  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dangled a multi-billion-dollar plan for peace before Kashmiris as he pulled an army battalion out of the insurgency-hit state and hinted at further troop cuts.
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Tamil Tiger rebels say they are willing to abide by a truce which Sri Lanka's government is abandoning.
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An arms surrender by renegade soldiers in East Timor is a token step that could usher in short-term stability following recent violence, but seizing weapons that have fallen into civilian hands is key to lasting peace, analysts said.
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government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides say. this year, to renounce violence and to enter the political arena ahead of elections due to be held in January.
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India could consider Pakistani  suggestions for resolving the Kashmir dispute if they are made  formally, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said on Saturday after  Delhi announced it was scaling back its forces in the region.
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An international agreement, leading to a cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, is possible sometime in the next few days, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday.
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A truce between the government and local tribal leaders in Pakistanâs volatile northwest seems to have fatally come undone.