51.   Tajik warlord frees Islamic leader, threatens to kill other captives.

52.   Soldiers scaled back their search Wednesday for five Westerners held hostage in Kashmir by separatists who have threatened to kill their captives if the hunt continues.

53.   The Abu Sayyaf warned Tuesday, in its last public contact, that it will kill the captives IF the military tries to rescue them.

54.   The Abu Sayyaf warned Tuesday, in its last public contact, that it will kill the captives in the military tries to rescue them.

55.   The guerrillas, holed up on rugged Vine Mountain, led three months of protracted negotiations with the government before killing their captives.

56.   The guerrillas had threatened to kill the captives on Tuesday.

57.   The guerrillas, holed up on rugged Vine Mountain in the southern province of Kampot, held three months of protracted negotiations with the government before killing their captives.

58.   The kidnappers of five Western tourists renewed their threat Thursday to kill the captives unless Indian troops called off a search for them in the Himalayan mountains.

59.   The kidnappers, who police said had no demands other than for money, threatened to kill their captive if she went to the police or media.

60.   The rebels have threatened to kill their captives, particularly the Americans, if such a rescue attempt is launched.