1.   In the southernmost state of Chiapas, Maya rebels have forced the government to the bargaining table.

2.   It has set armed Maya rebels against a newly democratic government.

3.   The government denied the reports of numerous civilian casualties as well as reports of illegal detentions and incidents of torture lodged by the Maya rebels and their supporters.

4.   An agreement signed Saturday in Stockholm by the Guatemalan government and majority Maya rebels will sharply reduce the power of the military that have long repressed non-whites here.

5.   The Guatemalan government and majority Maya rebels have signed an agreement that will sharply reduce the power of the military which has long repressed non-whites here.