21.   Four rebel gunmen behind the pair taunted soldiers, motioning for them to try to shoot.

22.   Government brings rebel gunmen from Afghanistan.

23.   He also paid tribute to AP television producer Myles Tierney, who was killed by rebel gunmen in Sierra Leone last year.

24.   In Colombo, a suspected rebel gunman on Friday shot dead a Tamil politician, Vinodan Kumaraswamy, police said.

25.   In Chechnya, Russian negotiators threaten to end the cease-fire unless the Chechens guarantee the surrender of the rebel gunmen.

26.   It was not clear whether the rebel gunmen in Lamitan were the same ones who raided the Dos Palmas Island Resort on Palawan island on Sunday.

27.   Kindu had been the scene of heavy fighting in recent days with loyalist forces battling rebel gunmen trying to take control of the strategic airbase in the town.

28.   Kindu had been the scene of fierce battles in recent days with loyalist forces battling rebel gunmen trying to take control of the strategic airbase in the town.

29.   Malu replaced fellow Nigerian Gen. John Inienger, who was criticized for letting rebel gunmen take over Monrovia.

30.   Mikhailov and other Russian authorities appeared determined the rebel gunmen would not escape back to their separatist republic.