1.   As Clinton left mainland China, police freed the last of seven dissidents rounded up in connection with his visit.

2.   As Clinton left China proper, police freed the last of seven dissidents rounded up in connection with his visit.

3.   Belarus freed the last of a four-man Russian television crew Monday, bending further to Kremlin demands to release jailed journalists.

4.   Elsewhere on Saturday, FARC rebels freed the last of four Americans kidnapped while on a bird-watching expedition a month ago.

5.   Leftist rebels on Saturday freed the last of four Americans kidnapped while on a bird-watching expedition a month ago.

6.   Shamil Basayev disappeared into the hills of southern Chechnya on Tuesday after freeing the last of the hostages.

7.   They freed the last of the hostages early Thursday after the government gave in to a variety of demands, including better medical treatment and improved living conditions.

8.   They freed the last of the hostages early Thursday after the government gave in to a variety of demands, including better medical treatment and easier living conditions.

9.   Basayev freed the last of his hostages and returned to rebel-held southeastern Chechnya late Tuesday.

10.   Earlier Saturday, the angry soldiers freed the last of three generals they reportedly had taken hostage.