1.   A man sought in a killing spree that riveted Taiwan surrendered to police Wednesday after releasing the last of five South African family members he had held hostage.

2.   On Wednesday, ARS said Russian customs had released the last of a series of diamond shipments to De Beers held up since the spring.

3.   Speight and his supporters had been granted amnesty in exchange for releasing the last of the hostages seized after they stormed Parliament.

4.   Speight was arrested late last month, just days after releasing the last of the hostages.

5.   The Serbs released the last of the hostages on Sunday.

6.   The rebels released the last of their hostages Tuesday and disappeared into the mountains of southern Chechnya.

7.   The two-month standoff ended when Speight agreed to release the last of his hostages.

8.   They released the last of the hostages two days ago, saying the United Nations promised them that there would be no more air attacks.

9.   His arrest came shortly after he released the last of the people he took hostage.

10.   The Chechens were allowed to return to rebel-held southern Chechnya unharmed in exchange for releasing the last of their hostages.