31.   It also blamed Tamil separatist guerrillas for committing human rights abuses, especially civilian massacres and assassinations.

32.   Jaffna, Sri Lanka -- Tamil guerrillas hold another round of peace talks with government negotiators.

33.   Many are said to have eaten a last meal with reclusive Tamil guerrilla commander Vellupillai Prabhakaran.

34.   Nine Tamil guerrillas were killed in clashes with the Sri Lankan army and in a mine explosion in northeastern Sri Lanka, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

35.   Naval gunboats attacked three Tamil guerrilla boats near a rebel-controlled town in the northeast, killing four rebels, military officials said Wednesday.

36.   Navy gunships escorting the convoy repulsed an initial attack by Tamil guerrillas, but other rebel boats launched another attack, said Dunuwille.

37.   Norway plans to send observers to Sri Lanka to monitor a cease-fire between Tamil guerrillas fighting for an independent state and the government.

38.   Oil from a corroding ship sunk by Tamil guerrillas could threaten marine life off the Sri Lankan coast, an environmentalist group said Saturday.

39.   One airman and six rebels were killed when Tamil guerrillas attacked an air force camp in the eastern Trincomalee district.

40.   Police accuse Tamil guerrillas from Sri Lanka of executing Gandhi, but conspiracy theorists say the guerrillas may have been hired by an unrelated intelligence agency.