81.   The Japanese government on Tuesday denied a Japanese newspaper report that the rebels had demanded millions of dollars in ransom from companies whose employees they still hold captive.

82.   The Japanese government Tuesday denied a Japanese newspaper report that the rebels had demanded millions of dollars in ransom from companies whose employees they hold captive.

83.   The leftist rebels were demanding the release of hundreds of their colleagues jailed in Peru and Bolivian prisons, something Fujimori adamantly refused to do.

84.   The peace treaty was to have been signed last Tuesday, but government battlefield victories caused the rebels to demand a truce before they would sign.

85.   The Nigerian leader did not elaborate, but rebels have repeatedly demanded the freeing for their movement founder, Sankoh.

86.   The rebels also demanded that the ban on their separatist group be lifted by the Sri Lankan government before peace talks in Thailand can begin.

87.   The rebels are apparently demanding to speak with Turkish Interior Minister Saadettin Tantan, Anatolia said.

88.   The rebels are demanding a full deployment of NATO peacekeepers before they will accept a peace plan.

89.   The rebels are demanding an end to harsh police methods and want sweeping political reforms, including an end to constitutional monarchy.

90.   The rebels are demanding an independent country for the Tamil minority because they say the majority Sinhalese discriminate against them.