11.   A rebel negotiator, Akhyad Idigov, told Interfax the two negotiating teams would issue a joint statement on the murders later.

12.   A Red Cross car with tinted windows drove to the house from the compound, apparently carrying rebel negotiators.

13.   A Red Cross car with tinted windows drove to the house from the compound, likely carrying rebel negotiators as it has done before.

14.   After Obillo and Montealto were seized, Estrada suspended peace talks and withdrew safety guarantees to rebel negotiators.

15.   After Obillo and Montealto were seized, he suspended peace talks and withdrew safety guarantees to rebel negotiators.

16.   All formal talks have been held in the Netherlands where Jalandoni and other rebel negotiators, including communist party founder Jose Maria Sison, live in exile.

17.   An armored vehicle has been obtained to ferry rebel negotiators to and from the talks.

18.   An army commander declared a cease-fire Tuesday to allow government and Muslim rebel peace negotiators to resume talks stalled by a major military offensive in the southern Philippines.

19.   Bizima Karaha, the chief rebel negotiator, said the tardiness indicated Kinshasa was not serious about pursuing peace.

20.   Bizima Karaha, the chief rebel negotiator, angrily threatened to pull out of the talks if they do not start Saturday.