11.   Some militants have been trying to leave, disguised as refugees, according to a Russian lieutenant who would identify himself only by his first name, Andrei.

12.   Tolik, his neighbor, walked with a limp from birth, but the militants tried to press him into service and make him dig trenches.

13.   Palestinian militants have been trying to disrupt U.S.-led truce talks with attacks on Israeli civilians, including two suicide bombings last week.

14.   Pharaon reported no violence, though he said militants tried to barricade streets in protest in two northern towns and near western Gonaives during the night and early Sunday.

15.   A federal paramilitary force on Wednesday took over security at the Taj Mahal following an e-mailed threat that Islamic militants could try to attack the monument of love.

16.   A Hindu militant tried to immolate himself in southern India Wednesday to protest a planned series of cricket matches between Pakistan and India, a domestic news agency said.

17.   A senior official of the Pakistani Interior Ministry said FBI agents had questioned the two along with several other suspected Islamic militants arrested trying to enter Pakistan.

18.   An officer, using customary anonymity, said the suspected militants had been trying to sneak into India.

19.   Armored personnel carriers patrolled the troubled streets of Karachi on Thursday as ethnic militants tried to shut down the port city to protest the shooting deaths of their activists.

20.   Army radio said that just before the rally, the Shin Bet received fresh warnings that a Palestinian militant might try to kill Rabin.