1.   In her testimony, delivered through translation, Maria said she disguised her identity out of fear of her former captives, most of whom remain free.

2.   In all three of these, expect to see plenty of mischief-making and muscle-rippling as Russia reminds its former captives who is boss.

3.   While Johnson denounced the move this week, another former captive, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, joined Clinton in announcing the official end of hostilities.

4.   Eighty-five former captives arrived in Freetown Sunday night from Monrovia, the capital of neighboring Liberia, said U.N. spokesman David Wimhurst.

5.   Former captives in Malaysia are holding reunion dinners.

6.   France silences former captives.

7.   In the past, a number of former captives have described Aoki as a hero.

8.   In several cases, Soviet authorities persecuted former captives.

9.   Ludovico Ortona, the Italian ambassador to Iran, was at the Tehran airport to greet the former captives, reported IRNA, which was monitored in Dubai.

10.   Muslim guerrillas have avoided the Philippine army by marching their hostages at night and creating diversions in the dense jungle, according to their former captives.