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Netanyahu,Abbas hold Washington peace talks

Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for US-brokered talks even as hardliners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal.

The crisis facing Europe today is starker and deeper than any it has encountered before.

With the Indian political league hotting up and general elections barely two years away, (or less, as Mamata Banerjee has claimed), it may be a good time to look at where the major players stand.