1.   A businessman released by armed Basque separatists after being held hostage for nearly a year said Wednesday he never left a tiny cell with no windows during his ordeal.

2.   A businessman released three days ago by armed Basque separatists after being held for nearly a year will appear before a federal court Wednesday for questioning about his ordeal.

3.   A color-coded map describes the former Portuguese colony as being under attack by armed separatists.

4.   A radical Basque party accused on Friday of collaborating with armed separatists criticized the government for missing chances to find a political solution to Basque violence.

5.   A young Basque politician shot twice in the head after being held two days by armed Basque separatists died early Sunday, a hospital spokesman said.

6.   Armed separatists appeared Wednesday at the funeral of three Kosovo Albanians killed in continuing clashes with the authorities.

7.   Armed separatists raided several polling stations in the impoverished region Sunday, forcing them to close down.

8.   Armed separatists raided several polling stations in Trans-Dniester, forcing them to close down, said regional election official Anastasia Doga.

9.   Armed separatists appeared Wednesday at a funeral of Kosovo Albanians killed by the Yugoslav army or Serb police.

10.   Armed separatists in Angola released two Portuguese and two Frenchmen they had held hostage for almost four months, Portuguese officials said Thursday.