1.   Hutu rebels armed with axes, machetes and knives hacked to death a family of seven in central Rwanda, the Rwanda News Agency reported Thursday.

2.   Pro-Chechen rebels armed with automatic rifles and shotguns stormed a hotel in central Istanbul on Sunday and seized hostages, the Anatolia news agency reported.

3.   Rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers ducked in and out of shattered buildings, trying to knock out Russian tanks blasting their positions.

4.   Rebels armed with grenades, spears and clubs took over the National Bank of Liberia on Thursday to protest the appointment of a new governor.

5.   Rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers ducked in and out of shattered buildings Monday, trying to knock out Russian tanks blasting their positions.

6.   Rebels armed with automatic rifles, machetes and spears attacked the prison under cover of darkness, Sizibera said.

7.   The rebels have frequently armed themselves in neighboring Albania.

8.   Three small military posts in southern Bogota were among those attacked by FARC rebels armed with grenades and rockets.

9.   Rebels armed with machine guns, rifles, grenades and a few rockets attacked small town police posts and municipal buildings around the nation.