The Independent claims there are bitter divisions in the Obama camp over Afghanistan policy as the US president rejects all four options presented to him for increasing troops. Full story >>
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A conflict is a period of fighting between countries or groups of people. • Iran's foreign minister warns against foreign intervention in the conflict between Yemeni government and rebels. Conflict can also be used as an uncountable noun. • Hugo Chavez has intensified his country's threat of conflict with Colombia after accusing its South American neighbour of "lies" and "hypocrisy" over hosting US bases. The headline features a play on the words war and conflict, which both refer to fighting. However, in the case of Obama's advisers, the war is a war of words, a serious disagreement.
