1.   Afghan bandits occasionally cross into Iran and kidnap villagers to exchange for ransom.

2.   Initial reports suggested that the Khmer Rouge kidnapped villagers who strayed into rebel-controlled jungles to harvest rattan.

3.   Khmer Rouge rebels have embarked on a campaign of kidnapping villagers to help fight their guerrilla war, a senior military official charged Friday.

4.   Muslim extremists kidnapped nine villagers attending a birthday party in a southern Philippine island province but then freed three of them to relay ransom demands, police said Sunday.

5.   Nine other villagers were kidnapped.

6.   On Saturday, the rebels also kidnapped nine villagers attending a birthday party in Isabela but then freed three of them to relay ransom demands.

7.   On Monday, seven villagers were kidnapped and beaten to death by security officers, a human rights activist said.

8.   Rebels are often accused of kidnapping villagers who oppose their beliefs, forcibly recruiting some and executing and maiming others.

9.   Rebels are often accused of kidnapping villagers who oppose their beliefs.

10.   The attackers also kidnapped three villagers after looting their homes, United News of India news agency said.