1.   Armed rebels on Friday remained behind barricades in southern Albanian towns and refused to lay down their arms despite a government amnesty offer.

2.   The offensive followed the rejection by Islamic guerrillas of a government amnesty offer.

3.   An amnesty offer for illegal aliens who lived there added hundreds more to their list.

4.   Another result of the nationalization efforts was an amnesty offer made to illegal workers staying in those countries.

5.   But Yagmurdereli, insisting he is innocent, has refused to undergo a medical check-up and rejected an amnesty offer on health reasons.

6.   In response to the amnesty offer, about a dozen Palestinians have surrendered this week, authorities said.

7.   Karzai held a second day of talks on Thursday with Taliban officials to discuss his amnesty offer.

8.   King backpedals on amnesty offer.

9.   Legislators showed overwhelming support for Museveni, who had resisted suggestions that an amnesty offer might curtail terrorism in the west and the north.

10.   Officials said the amnesty offer could offer Bozize a way to return peacefully and disarm his followers.