1.   A party that once sympathized with secessionist guerrillas is favored to win local elections in Punjab state on Friday.

2.   A shaky truce appears to be holding after about two weeks of fighting between government troops and secessionist guerrillas of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Maguindanao province.

3.   Gen. S. Padmanabhan, the army chief of staff, said attacks by secessionist guerrillas had decreased during the two-month cease-fire even though it was unilateral.

4.   Hundreds of Serb police battled secessionist guerrillas for control of a central Kosovo town Sunday, while refugees streamed into nearby hills to flee the fighting.

5.   India frequently accuses its neighbor and arch enemy, Pakistan, of training and arming secessionist guerrillas in Kashmir.

6.   India accuses Islamic Pakistan of aiding and arming secessionist guerrillas in the Muslim-majority Kashmir.

7.   New Delhi alleges they include Afghan mercenaries and Pakistan Army soldiers disguised as secessionist guerrillas.

8.   Papua New Guinea is investigating reports that its soldiers killed eight former secessionist guerrillas on the strife-torn island of Bougainville, a radio report said Tuesday.

9.   Papua New Guinea is investigating reports that its soldiers murdered eight former secessionist guerrillas on the strife-torn island of Bougainville, a radio report said Tuesday.

10.   Papua New Guinea security forces executed eight former secessionist guerrillas on the strife-torn island of Bougainville, Australian media reports said Monday.