1.   A spokesman for the Sudanese government rebuffed the allegations.

2.   However, a government spokesman rebuffed the allegations Saturday and accused the rebels of spreading false information.

3.   However, the Ethiopian government rebuffed the allegations.

4.   Jama and clan elders in the region have rebuffed allegations that there are terrorists in Puntland.

5.   The Ethiopian government rebuffed the allegations.

6.   However, Sears rebuffed the allegation that the government restriction was contrary to the bill of rights.

7.   A UN human rights body accused China Monday of carrying out torture on a wide scale, but the allegation was rebuffed by a Chinese diplomat.