11.   Separatists held their own rally this weekend where Parizeau refuted a CROP poll.

12.   The last fighting came at a time when some Kashmiri separatists are holding talks with federal and state officials to end the insurgency and work out a political solution.

13.   Hundreds of Russian troops and tanks were seen early Sunday moving towards the village of Pervomaiskaya in southern Dagestan where Chechen separatists are holding scores of hostages.