11.   Tamil rebel and government negotiators agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire and rebels then released four policemen they had held captive for more than four years.

12.   The government refused, saying the policeman should be released as a humanitarian gesture.

13.   The policeman was released unharmed.

14.   The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam released four policemen held captive for more than four years.

15.   Tokcan said he planned to release a policeman because of his diabetic condition.

16.   Two other captive policemen had been released on Thursday.

17.   Two policemen had been released on Thursday.

18.   To mark the success of the last meeting, the LTTE released four policemen held by them for the past four years.

19.   UN asks Bosnians to release Serb policeman charged with war crimes.

20.   The guerrillas, led by warlord Salman Raduyev, released the policemen Wednesday.