41.   Dowlatabadi was apparently referring to Turkish claims of Iranian support for Kurdish separatists seeking autonomy in southeastern Turkey and Islamic movements in Turkish politics.

42.   Djukanovic won election by challenging Milosevic, and he seeks more autonomy for Montenegro.

43.   Egypt and Tunisia are beset by varying degrees of Islamic opposition, and Turkey is battling a Kurdish insurgency seeking autonomy in its southeast.

44.   Ethnic Albanians seek autonomy in Kosovo, which borders Albania.

45.   Fearing that a religious dispute could turn violent, police blocked roads to keep rival groups of Tibetans from mixing at a convention of activists seeking autonomy for Tibet.

46.   For almost two decades, rebel groups seeking greater autonomy in various parts of Sudan have been fighting the government-backed army.

47.   For a quarter century, Corsica has been plagued by political and economic corruption as well as persistent violent acts by Corsican nationalists seeking greater autonomy from France.

48.   For decades, Corsica has been plagued by political and economic corruption as well as persistent violent acts by Corsican nationalists seeking greater autonomy from France.

49.   Forza, which seeks greater autonomy for this Mediterranean island from France, defeated the mainstream Rally for the Republic party Monday in elections to the Chamber of Commerce.

50.   Government officials blamed that blast on the Karen National Union, a border-based armed wing of an ethnic group seeking autonomy from Rangoon.