31.   Now, the prospect of greater ethnic Albanian political autonomy could add another wrinkle.

32.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga renewed an offer Saturday to grant minority Tamils political autonomy and negotiate peace with separatist rebels.

33.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga renewed an offer Monday to grant minority Tamils political autonomy and negotiate peace with separatist rebels.

34.   The agreement would give the Kosovo Albanians wide political autonomy during a three-year interim period, while keeping the province within the borders of Serbia.

35.   The agreement would give the Kosovo Albanians wide political autonomy during an envisaged three-year interim period, while keeping the province within the borders of Serbia.

36.   The alliance opposes dividing Sri Lanka, but favors greater political autonomy for the Tamil-majority areas in the north and the east.

37.   The alliance opposes dividing Sri Lanka but favors greater political autonomy for the Tamil-majority areas in the north and the east.

38.   The Dalai Lama is campaigning for greater political autonomy, short of outright independence, for Tibet.

39.   The EPDP now opposes a separate nation for the Tamils and says they can live within Sri Lanka with limited political autonomy.

40.   The government says it will not agree to divide this small island, but is willing to grant greater political autonomy to Tamil-majority areas.