11.   The executions occurred despite pleas from the Jordanian government that the young men be spared.

12.   The court approved the dates Wednesday in response to a question from the director of the Bureau of Corrections about when the execution could occur.

13.   The newspaper did not identify the men or say when the execution occurred.

14.   But the document also charged that the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces engage in murder, abduction, pillaging and operate secret detention centers where toruture and summary executions occur.

15.   There was no indication whether there was any possibility of appeal or when the executions would occur.

16.   Support is rising for the abolition of the death penalty in Japan as some Japanese say new executions could occur soon, the Japan Times reported Wednesday.