1.   This is not the first time the Liberation Army has carried out audacious mass kidnappings to get its point across.

2.   But the ELN remains a constant irritant, blowing up oil pipelines and electrical towers, and carrying out mass kidnappings of civilians for ransom.

3.   Government officials appealed for calm Friday while pledging no letup in the pursuit of the kidnappers, a day after the mass kidnapping.

4.   Human rights violations in Sudan are worsening, with widespread torture and killings, mass kidnappings and indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets, according to a new U.N. report.

5.   In past mass kidnappings, rebels have sought both ransoms and political concession from the government.

6.   Most of the hostages seized from the resort have been released or killed, but the Abu Sayyaf has replaced them in three other mass kidnappings on Basilan.

7.   Most of those hostages have been released or killed, but the Abu Sayyaf has replaced them in three other mass kidnappings.

8.   Most of those hostages have been released or killed, but the Abu Sayyaf has replaced them in three other mass kidnappings, all of local villagers.

9.   Officials called it the largest mass kidnapping ever in Colombia, though there were conflicting statements about the number of hostages.

10.   Officials said the mass kidnapping in Casanare was unprecedented for the AUC.