1.   Kidnappers are still holding two officers from the Russian organized crime unit that investigates abductions.

2.   Council members said they want the rebels to investigate the abductions and prevent any from happening again.

3.   It also created a serious diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea when some Japanese politicians demanded their government investigate the abduction.

4.   Jaafar said the MILF has been investigating the abductions and passing on information to authorities.

5.   Six U.S. Embassy officials flew to Zamboanga Tuesday to investigate the abduction.

6.   The British Embassy in Moscow said it was investigating the abduction, but had no new information.

7.   TV magnate Silvio Santos has asked police to refrain from investigating the abduction of one of his six daughters, the Sao Paulo State Public Security Bureau said Wednesday.

8.   Hashimoto said earlier this month that Japan was investigating suspected abductions by North Korea.