Sensitive to their need to look tolerant and peaceful if they are to join the European Union, the Czechs and Hungarians have been trying to curb their skinheads without themselves becoming illiberal.

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In a brief, somber finale, all look forward to a brighter, more peaceful time ahead.

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Well, two things: I am basically a peacemaker at heart, and I always (for myself and clients) look for any inkling of a possible peaceful settlement.

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"You wake up in the morning at about 5 o'clock ... and then you watch the sun rise and this extremely peaceful and serene atmosphere and then you just look at the sun coming like a ball of fire, rising from the sand and then coming up, " recalls Jibunoh.

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Then comes the process of making the deceased look as realistic and, for the sake of the family, as peaceful as possible, Arnold said.

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In his assessment of the stand-off between Iran and Western powers over its nuclear programme - which Tehran argues is for peaceful and civilian purposes - Mr Kissinger called for "serious" negotiations on both sides to look for solutions.

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Involved as it is in the fiendishly difficult process of ensuring a peaceful succession in Ethiopia and choosing a president in Somalia, the West should resist the temptation to look for another Meles.

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