11.   Basayev released the hostages and escaped with his men into the Chechen hills Tuesday after winning Russian concessions.

12.   But Saddam is still there, just as much a thorn in the side as he ever was and seems to be winning concessions from the West.

13.   He released the hostages and escaped with his men into the Chechen hills Tuesday after winning Russian concessions.

14.   Israel has accused Syria of using Hezbollah as a tool to heat up south Lebanon in hopes of winning Israeli concessions in the deadlocked Israeli-Syrian peace talks.

15.   Israel has accused Syria of using Hezbollah to heat up southern Lebanon in hopes of winning Israeli concessions in deadlocked peace talks.

16.   Israel has accused Syria of using the guerrillas to heat up southern Lebanon in hopes of winning Israeli concessions in deadlocked peace talks.

17.   Mainstream politicians branded it a tactic aimed at winning concessions, but paramilitary groups embraced it.

18.   North Korea accuses Washington of trying to use food aid as leverage for winning North Korean concessions in peace talks.

19.   The gunmen released the hostages and fled into the Chechen hills Tuesday after winning Russian concessions.

20.   The gunmen released the hostages and fled into the hills of their nearby homeland after winning concessions.