51.   In Kizlyar, the rebels had demanded that Russian troops pull out of Chechnya, but after a day they left in a convoy of buses toward Chechnya.

52.   In London, a newspaper reported Sunday the rebels are also demanding billions of dollars in ransom from big Japanese corporations such as Mitsubishi, NEC and Toyota.

53.   Instead, rebels demand the government free hundreds of their jailed comrades.

54.   International Red Cross spokesman Ruben Ortega said the rebels were also demanding the release of comrades held outside Peru, presumably referring to those held in Bolivia and Uruguay.

55.   It pulled out after rebels demanded more money to let the project continue.

56.   Kashmiri rebels are demanding either outright independence or union with Islamic Pakistan, which controls one-third of Kashmir.

57.   On Monday, rebel spokesman Wamba dia Wamba said the rebels were demanding direct talks with the Congolese government before agreeing to a cease-fire.

58.   On Monday, the rebels demanded a television interview to respond to the proposal.

59.   On Tuesday, Japan denied a Japanese newspaper report that the rebels had demanded millions of dollars in ransom from companies whose employees they hold captive.

60.   Police say the rebels are demanding money from the logging company in exchange for continued peaceful operations.