11.   As well as calling on Europe to protest U.S. policy, Beltran also urged the Colombian government to grant an amnesty to imprisoned rebels.

12.   Authorities cast suspicion on supporters of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

13.   Bockarie also rejected broadcast statements by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah and imprisoned rebel leader Foday Sankoh announcing a cease-fire.

14.   But Issac Velazco said the government must agree to consider freeing all the imprisoned rebels before serious talks can begin.

15.   But Issac Velazco said the government must agree to consider freeing all imprisoned rebels before serious talks can begin.

16.   FARC leader Manuel Marulanda offered last week to exchange the four hostages for imprisoned rebels.

17.   FARC leader Manuel Marulanda last week offered to exchange the four hostages for imprisoned rebels.

18.   Four other foreigners and two Kashmiri guides were briefly seized, but were freed Wednesday with a note demanding the release of the imprisoned rebels.

19.   Fourteen political prisoners in an East Timor jail have begun a hunger strike to demand freedom for an imprisoned rebel chief and other detainees, an official said Wednesday.

20.   Gilvonio is the brother of imprisoned rebel Nancy Gilvonio.