21.   Pastrana, who suspended peace contacts with the ELN in August after accusing the rebels of being unbending, is constitutionally barred from seeking a second term.

22.   Police accuse the rebels of attacking to try to provoke a harsh response that could prompt world leaders to order military strikes.

23.   Police accuse the rebels of extorting money from wealthy villagers.

24.   A government aid official accused southern rebels of firing at the barge.

25.   A seven-page statement by the presidential secretariat accused the rebels of stalling political negotiations to resolve the conflict.

26.   A senior Russian officer accused rebel Chechens Thursday of holding more Russian prisoners than they are admitting and said the issue was hampering peace talks.

27.   A senior Russian officer accused rebel Chechens today of holding more Russian prisoners than they are admitting and said the issue was hampering peace talks.

28.   Accusing Congolese rebels of prolonging the civil war, an opposition leader said Monday he had formed a rival insurgent movement to negotiate peace directly with President Laurent Kabila.

29.   Accusing Chechen rebels of terrorism elsewhere in Russia, the Kremlin repeatedly has said it will not talk until the rebellion is wiped out.

30.   Also Tuesday, the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch accused rebels of attacking Sierra Leone refugees returning from camps in neighboring Guinea.