1.   Fujimori vehemently refused to release any jailed rebels, while pledging to Japan that he would not use violence to free the hostages.

2.   However, the bill specifies that terrorists will still face the death penalty, which means that Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish rebel leader, could be executed.

3.   More recently, the rebels modified their position, saying Perez would be released if the government freed a jailed rebel leader who is also sick.

4.   The guerrillas have said they want the government to exchange the captive lawmakers for jailed rebels.

5.   Tupac Amaru rebels, meeting with reporters for the first time, said they will continue to hold hostage until the government releases jailed rebels.

6.   Plans for a second meeting collapsed Sunday when the rebels demanded that Palermo bring a proposal to free the jailed rebels.

7.   President Alberto Fujimori has refused to discuss trading jailed rebels for hostages.

8.   A British official met with a jailed rebel leader from East Timor on Thursday and discussed U.N.-sponsored talks about the future of the troubled province.

9.   A negotiating standoff between the Philippine government and Communist rebels over a jailed rebel leader worsened Tuesday, threatening the fragile peace talks.

10.   A guerrilla proposal to swap hundreds of captured soldiers and police for jailed rebels has handed President Andres Pastrana the most agonizing dilemma of his young government.