31.   The alliance includes two right-wing Islamic parties, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Oikya Jote.

32.   The alliance included former Soviet satellites Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic this year.

33.   The fragile pro-government alliance includes ex-junta soldiers once allied to the RUF rebels and ragtag traditional hunter militiamen known as Kamajors.

34.   The new alliance will likely include another European airline, said Jean-Cyril Spinetta, the chairman of Air France.

35.   The northern alliance includes many ethnic minorities, whereas the Taliban is dominated by Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

36.   The SkyTeam alliance also includes Alitalia, Aeromexico, CSA of the Czech Republic and Korean Airlines.

37.   The Taliban are Sunni Muslim, while the alliance includes Muslims who adhere to the Shiite sect.

38.   The planned alliance may include a free trade accord, he said.

39.   The unnamed CPP-led alliance includes the other wing of the BLDP and eight smaller parties, including one which broke off from the KNP last year.

40.   Japan hopes the alliance will include free trade accords, mutual investment agreements, energy security treaties and a framework designed to protect intellectual property, it said.