21.   On Tuesday, gunmen killed a policeman during a ballot box heist in the northern Philippines and suspected communist rebels abducted a mayoral candidate in the east.

22.   Rebels also abducted his personal secretary, two government officials and a young girl.

23.   Rebels have abducted, questioned and released a number of visitors to the Yala Wildlife Sanctuary in the last few days, wildlife officials said.

24.   Rebels abduct general.

25.   Rebels often abduct journalists for a day or two to pass along a message to be broadcast or given to the government.

26.   Serb officials said three people en route to Racak were abducted by rebels.

27.   Suspected FARC rebels also abducted an election official Wednesday in southern Meta state.

28.   The army troops also rescued an unspecified number of people who had been abducted by rebels.

29.   The man identified as Schilling said the rebels had abducted him because they believed he was a CIA agent.

30.   The rebels also abducted an undetermined number of people, the agency said.