1.   Teachers at state-run schools are currently on strike and the health service is plagued by disputes.

2.   The massacre brought to the surface growing tensions in Chiapas, where political and religious disputes have plagued the state for the past four years.

3.   Pay disputes have plagued other African teams in the runup to the African Cup.

4.   Preparations for the meeting have been plagued by disputes over the agenda and the language of draft documents.

5.   The federation has been plagued by disputes between Muslims and Croats.

6.   The state of Chiapas is dotted with remote, desperately poor villages and is plagued by disputes over land, and by drug trafficking and archaeological looting.

7.   U.S.-China ties also are plagued by disputes over arms proliferation, trade, Taiwan and human rights.

8.   Afghan officials on Tuesday confirmed fighting between two local commanders in the north of the country but dismissed concerns that factional disputes could plague the reconstruction effort.

9.   The Kurier newspaper warned that the ruling coalition would continue to be plagued by disputes.

10.   The Kurier newspaper warned that the ruling coaliton would continue to be plagued by disputes.