21.   Indian officials framed the move as a bid to bring armed separatists based in neighboring Pakistan to the peace table.

22.   In the post Cold-War era they have had to change their tactics to cope with everything from armed separatists to waves of illegal immigrants.

23.   Last week, another alleged member of the outlawed armed separatists group ETA requested political asylum on his arrival at Brussels airport from Venezuela.

24.   Lightly armed Chechen separatists tried to hold their positions in their capital, carrying out hit-and-run attacks on the Russian forces that continue to hammer them with artillery.

25.   Mayor Oreja said the overwhelming public response against ETA reflected a new chapter in the battle with armed separatists.

26.   Mexico expelled three men Thursday wanted in Spain for questioning about attacks blamed on armed Basque separatists.

27.   Newspaper editors from around the world met in the Basque region Friday to condemn killings and other violent attacks against journalists and newspapers by armed ETA separatists.

28.   Officials said the group was kidnapped by armed separatists of the Cabinda Enclave Liberation Forces, known by their Portuguese acronym FLEC.

29.   Polls opened Sunday in Basque municipal elections that could shape the course of negotiations between armed ETA separatists and the Spanish government.

30.   Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has noted that Washington is helping Spain in its battle against armed Basque separatists.