11.   A Chechen volunteer confirmed that the separatists were retreating day by day further south in Grozny under strong Russian mortar and artillery fire and bombings.

12.   Abkhazian separatists have been cool to the idea of a multinational force in the country.

13.   Among the demands of Corsican separatists are an official recognition of the Corsican people and more aid for the impoverished island.

14.   And the separatists are back in charge.

15.   Authorities suspect Corsican separatists were behind the late night bombing of the City Hall in this southwestern city, a French television station said Sunday.

16.   Basque separatists are active on both sides of the border, and ETA members often have sought refuge in France.

17.   Authorities suspect Corsican separatists were behind the late night bombing of the City Hall in this southwestern city, a French television station said.

18.   Bloody separatist fighting is also raging in the northwest province of Aceh, where some want to set up an independent Islamic state.

19.   Basque separatists are active on both sides of the border.

20.   Bodo separatists are among a number of ethnic groups in the northeast fighting to break away from India.