11.   Earlier, Kolingba acknowledged to Radio France International that he was approached by the rebellious soldiers to lead their attempted takeover and called on Patasse to resign.

12.   Facing unexpected resistance, the troops battled with rebellious Lesotho soldiers through the day.

13.   Fifteen rebellious soldiers and officers were arrested, state television said, and one rebel was killed in a shootout at the government broadcast center in northern Lusaka.

14.   French Mirage jet fighters and helicopter gunships fired on rebellious Central African soldiers last week.

15.   Former President Carlos Andres Perez is switching roles with the rebellious soldier who once tried to overthrow him.

16.   Officials said they were waiting for Patasse to return from a European trip before making moves against the rebellious soldiers, who controlled a southwestern section of the city.

17.   Rebellious soldiers claimed control over Sierra Leone after seizing the legislature and burning the national treasury.

18.   Reports that rebellious soldiers were involved in a recent string of armed carjackings along a major highway were also incorrect, he said.

19.   Sandline International chief executive Tim Spicer and another company executive are being held by rebellious soldiers, the British High Commission said Thursday.

20.   Rebellious soldiers blasted rockets at a downtown hotel Thursday and French troops began evacuating foreigners as an army mutiny threatened to explode in violence.