11.   In Fiji, rebels have been holding the prime minister and about three dozen other people hostage for three weeks.

12.   In just four days, the Croatian army regained territory that had been held by rebel Serbs for four years.

13.   In others, the rebels have held elections and formally inaugurated officials with the wooden staff that is a traditional symbol of authority in Chiapas.

14.   One evening, he said the rebels held what he called a seminar to try to convert some of the hostages to their cause.

15.   Only one captive now remains from five hostages the rebels had held.

16.   Rebels held San Cristobal, Ocosingo, Altamirano and Las Margaritas for up to two days before abandoning them to retreat to the jungle.

17.   Rebels now hold about two-thirds of Zaire.

18.   She dedicated herself to winning freedom for her son, an army soldier held by rebels, but nothing seemed to work.

19.   The Croatian Serb rebels hold more than one-fourth of Croatia.

20.   The candidate has now joined the ranks of thousands of other hostages the rebels are holding for ransom or as bait for a prisoner exchange they are proposing.