41. Barak has suggested the two sides bring their conflicting claims to the negotiating table. 42. Beijing -- China, Philippines hold annual consulatation meeting on their conflicting claims to Spratly Islands. 43. Both Muslims or Jews use them to support conflicting claims to the holy city. 44. But conflicting claims of support and the possibility of last minute shifts of loyalty left the situation uncertain. 45. But U.N. officials were hard placed to confirm the conflicting claims as Croatian troops blasted peacekeeper positions with artillery and even planes. 46. But while the intervention defused the immediate danger, the conflicting claims remained. 47. But U.N. officials were hard-pressed to confirm the conflicting claims as Croatian troops blasted peacekeeper positions with artillery and even planes. 48. China and Vietnam have conflicting claims to large stretches of the South China Sea. 49. China and the Philippines have conflicting claims over the island chain, which is also claimed in whole or part by Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. 50. China is among several countries with conflicting claims to the Spratly Islands, a potential flashpoint in the South China Sea. |