21.   All civilians and foreign nationals were ordered to evacuate immediately or face legal action, a defence ministry statement said.

22.   But the defence headquarters statement did not say if the appeal committee covered the cases of those already convicted of coup-plotting.

23.   Cheyniss also denied Russian defence ministry statements according to which the entire city centre had been captured.

24.   Deadline for written defence statement concerning protection of witnesses in Dusko Tadic case.

25.   Defence lawyers were to give their defence statement Monday, while Tuesday would be devoted to deliberation by the five presiding judges, the court official said.

26.   The paper said the court did not hear a defence statement by its lawyer Baroud Rassas and only wrote down his name as having been present during the hearing.

27.   The two military leaders are due to sign an accord aimed at strengthening confidence and security measures, a Macedonian defence ministry statement said.

28.   They were shot dead while trying to break through a security cordon in the western Gorkha district, a defence ministry statement said.

29.   The trial could end as early as tomorrow with defence statements and sentencing.

30.   Three Maoist rebels have been shot dead by security forces in Nepal, a defence ministry statement said Friday.