41.   In August, Hutu rebels kidnapped four foreign tourists just across the Ugandan border in Congo while they were on a trek to observe gorillas.

42.   Kurdish rebels kidnapped a mayor and three other people Thursday at a roadblock in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency said.

43.   Kurdish rebels kidnapped an Iranian and two other foreigners in southeastern Turkey, where Kurds have been waging a war for autonomy, a Turkish newspaper reported Tuesday.

44.   Kurdish rebels on Friday kidnapped a Japanese tourist in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

45.   Leftist rebels have kidnapped a mayor and five other people in southwest Colombia, authorities said Saturday.

46.   Leftist rebels kidnapped another congressman more than two years ago in the same region where Bahamon was abducted.

47.   Leftist rebels kidnapped mayors and election officials and burned ballots to try to impede the vote.

48.   Leftist rebels kidnapped two Italian oil engineers after shooting and killing their driver, authorities said Thursday.

49.   Leftist rebels kidnapped seven officials of a city south of the capital after forcing them out of their car, the army said Sunday.

50.   Leftist rebels have kidnapped two foreigners, a Swiss retiree and an Argentine engineer, in separate incidents, authorities said.