1.   Rebels on Bougainville island killed three troopers in ambushes, prompting the prime minister to postpone a major policy address Tuesday on the secessionist crisis.

2.   A peace conference to resolve the six-year secessionist crisis was held in October.

3.   In his Monday radio broadcast, Singirok demanded that Chan resign for hiring mercenaries to solve the Bougainville secessionist crisis.

4.   In his Monday radio broadcast, Singarok demanded that Chan resign for hiring mercenaries to solve the Bougainville secessionist crisis.

5.   Sir Julius Chan also said his government may consider autonomy or self-government for Bougainville as a way of resolving the eight-year secessionist crisis there.

6.   The assassination of a key rebel peace negotiator will jeopardize efforts to resolve the Bougainville secessionist crisis, Prime Minister Bill Skate said Wednesday.

7.   The mercenaries were to be used in assisting the Papua New Guinea government crush the secessionist crisis on Bougainville island.

8.   The Papua New Guinea government may consider autonomy or self-government for Bougainville as a way of resolving the secessionist crisis there, Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan said Monday.