31.   A small irritant has been allegations by Thailand that Muslim separatists in its southern provinces take safe haven across the border in Malaysia.

32.   Abu Sayyaf is rooted among the Muslim separatists in the southern islands, which seek to secede from the predominantly Catholic Philippines.

33.   Also Tuesday, a source close to Interior Minister Sanan Kachornprasart said the minister would hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the arrest of five other Muslim separatists.

34.   An eight-year Muslim separatist uprising there has driven creativity underground, Kashmiri artists say.

35.   An exile group claimed that five Muslim separatists have been executed in northwest China for their alleged role in recent riots and bombings in the restive territory.

36.   Authorities suspect a small band of Muslim separatists.

37.   Authorities said they believed the fire set by Muslim separatists, and police cordoned off the area to search for suspects.

38.   Beijing faces its most violent internal resistance from Muslim separatists in Xinjiang.

39.   Beijing faces its most violent internal resistance from Muslim separatists in its westernmost region of Xinjiang.

40.   Beijing faces its most violent internal resistance from Muslim separatists in Xinjiang, its westernmost region of Xinjiang, which borders several Central Asian republics including Afghanistan.