31.   There were reports that the rebels might be holding it.

32.   Tutsi rebels also hold broad swaths of eastern Congo, where residents say with growing resentment that they live under Rwandan occupation.

33.   Rebels are holding four hostages, including an American, to press claims for independence.

34.   Rebels held hundreds of civilians and West African peacekeepers captive as the United States began flying out some of its personnel after three days of fierce fighting and looting.

35.   Rebels hold the east and north, and the government the west and southwest, including the capital.

36.   A few reached eastern Slavonia, a sliver of land in eastern Croatia that borders Serbia and is the last territory held by rebel Serbs.

37.   A drama over two French combat pilots held by rebel Serbs moved toward a climax, with word that they will be released sometime Tuesday.

38.   A firefight around a besieged barracks held by rebels kept tensions high in the war-ravaged capital Wednesday, and a rebel leader remained defiant despite growing misery.

39.   A Norwegian humanitarian agency says its inspectors have found incontrovertible evidence that Sudanese forces used chemical weapons against two southern towns held by rebels.

40.   A spokesman for the Lebanese, businessman Yousef Fawaz, disputed reports that the rebels were holding hostages in the compound.