11.   Interviewed outside the Sogo store, Nakamura said he knew nothing anbout the island dispute and had no interest in it.

12.   Island dispute looms large over Japan-Russia summit.

13.   Its relations with Yemen are marred by a long-running border dispute, but Saudi Arabia has so far not taken sides in the island dispute.

14.   Japan and Russia have yet to sign a World War II peace treaty because of the islands dispute.

15.   Japanese, Chinese ministers meet amid island dispute.

16.   Last month, Furuhovde discussed the island dispute with the Sri Lankan navy.

17.   Moscow has pushed for signing a treaty without resolving the island dispute, but Tokyo has stood firm.

18.   THE Diaoyu islands dispute was highlighted again on Tuesday when a Taiwanese fishing-boat was said to have collided with a Japanese coastguard vessel.

19.   The Emirates has said it would rethink its obligations to the GCC if other members continued to ignore the island dispute.

20.   The two nations have yet to sign a peace treaty after the war because of the islands dispute.