There have been 12 rounds of talks so far as political representatives try to hammer out an agreement on mackerel quotas.

BBC: Dispute means mackerel is no longer catch of the day

Cyprus's politicians are still trying to hammer out an agreement through which they can raise the 5.8bn euros demanded by the EU and IMF.

BBC: Cyprus crisis: What happens next?

The two sides managed to put aside their differences long enough to hammer out an agreement that facilitated the return of funds to U.S. players.

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Security Council members hold more meetings today to try to hammer out an agreement for a proposed cease-fire resolution to help stop the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

NPR: Lebanon Diplomacy Sputters at the United Nations

The election has been postponed twice already because of a lack of quorum, as rival camps - the anti-Syrians and the pro-Syrians - try to hammer out an agreement outside parliament.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Constitutional impasse in Lebanon

New York City, the country's largest school district, is one of only a handful of districts in the state that lost money because it failed to hammer out an agreement with its union by a Jan. 17 deadline.

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The Justice Department convened a meeting with Gulf Coast state officials in Washington late last week in an effort to hammer out an offer to resolve the outstanding civil claims, but an agreement wasn't reached, said a person familiar with the negotiations.

NPR: BP Civil Settlement Remains Elusive As Trial Nears

Washington (CNN) -- Business and labor negotiators working to hammer out a deal on an immigrant guest worker program have reached broad agreement, a source familiar with the talks said Saturday, eliminating one major hurdle to legislation revamping the nation's immigration system.

CNN: Sides reach broad agreement on immigrant guest workers