31.   The male teacher was released unharmed on a nearby island but the woman is still missing, Basilan government spokesman Hader Glang said.

32.   The rebels announced two weeks ago that they beheaded two male teachers because the government had rejected their demands, prompting the military attack on their stronghold.

33.   The rebels later released some captives, but they claimed to have beheaded two male teachers two weeks ago.

34.   The threat came three days after the rebels said they had executed two male teachers.

35.   There was no official word on who killed the four hostages, identified as a priest, a male teacher and two female teachers.

36.   To encourage more male teachers, he said his department is thinking of offering higher starting pay and placing them one rank higher than their female counterparts.

37.   He also seriously wounded a male teacher who was shot through the cheek.

38.   DNA samples taken from two male teachers and the male coach driver on the trip proved negative, they said.

39.   Schools have officially opened in Kabul, but for boys and male teachers only, the education minister told journalists Sunday.

40.   The male teachers and driver on the trip have been tested and cleared.