71.   A controversial television journalist missing for three months was freed by former Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines early Saturday.

72.   A former rebel chief himself, Museveni says other Ugandans are welcome to talk to the rebels, but his government will pursue a military option.

73.   A former Surinamese rebel leader was convicted in his absence Tuesday of cocaine trafficking and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

74.   A gunshot from a lush, green hill towering over this former rebel stronghold sent government soldiers now occupying the town scurrying for cover.

75.   A rebel grenade attack early Monday killed a member of a former rebel group which gave up fighting and became a political party.

76.   A representative for the former rebel movement in Angola denied the group has refused to comply with terms of a peace agreement being monitored by the United Nations.

77.   A military helicopter was struck by gunfire and one passenger was killed over territory controlled by former Khmer Rouge rebels, officials said Wednesday.

78.   A former rebel leader now allied with the government has claimed that his fighters have captured five towns in southern Sudan from rebel forces, a newspaper reported.

79.   A former Tamil rebel leader turned politician who was beaten into a coma by more militant Tamils has flown to Singapore for medical care, an associate said Monday.

80.   A group of federal lawmakers was reporting back to President Ernesto Zedillo this weekend after visiting former rebel territory and meeting with the church-backed National Mediation Commission.