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BELFAST, Northern Ireland The peace process in Northern Ireland is reaching a critical point, with people waiting to hear if the Irish Republican Army will disband and disarm its operation.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators  hammering out terms for a peace summit agreed on Sunday to  postpone resolving a dispute on releasing Palestinian prisoners  that had clouded hope of a breakthrough.
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India and Pakistan start talks on  Saturday looking for ways to nudge forward a peace process that  appears to be running into problems over their half-century  dispute over the Kashmir region.
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Coalition talks between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday hit a snag &#151; the first since last week's power-sharing deal &#151; and Abbas postponed a speech to the nation.
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Parties have not yet reached consensus on crucial issue of a political settlement, Kofi Annan says.
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SIRTE, Libya - Crippled by the absence of Darfur rebel leaders, UN-brokered peace talks ground to a halt yesterday, with officials saying there could be no key steps until the fighters decided how to negotiate with the Sudanese government.
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Talks to kick-start the peace process in Northern Ireland dragged late into the night on Friday, with all sides due to return to the negotiating table yesterday, officials said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem on Tuesday but conflicting statements by both parties have clouded the state of progress in the talks.
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Talks between bitter political rivals restart amid opposition calls for peacekeeping troops to be sent to tackle violence
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India and Pakistan start talks on Saturday looking for ways to nudge forward a peace process that appears to be running into problems over their half-century dispute over the Kashmir region.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators took on the most contentious issues in their bitter conflict on Monday under a U.S.-backed effort to hammer out a final peace deal by the end of the year.
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The key players in international efforts to curb North Korea&#39;s nuclear ambitions are picking up the pace in what has become a protracted ritual of talking about talks
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Amid intermittent clashes in Najaf, talks to end a standoff between US-led forces and militiaman loyal to Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr appear to stall.
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The first peace talks in six years between the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians took place today without any apparent progress beyond an agreement to meet again.
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peace process and remain far apart on ways to resolve their most contentious dispute over Kashmir. resumed talks launched earlier in the year on ways to build confidence about their nuclear and conventional arsenals.
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Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the  Sudan government have reached a stalemate with both sides  insisting on Thursday that African Union mediators include  their demands in a security blueprint.