41.   A man who stomped his mentally retarded adopted daughter to death and burned the body in a pit was sentenced to life in prison Friday.

42.   A spokesman for Ionatana said officials decided on the mass burial because the bodies were burned beyond recognition and could not be returned to their parents.

43.   A veteran democracy campaigner urged Chinese leaders Monday to adopt democratic reforms and prove their commitment to change by burning the body of Mao Tse-tung.

44.   After several minutes of gunfire, the police piled hay on the men and boys and set fire to it in order to burn the bodies.

45.   Aides burned their bodies.

46.   All bodies were burned beyond recognition.

47.   An Israeli was shot and his body was burned near the volatile West Bank town of Ramallah, according to Palestinian officials.

48.   Antara quoted witnesses as saying the bodies had been burned beyond recognition.

49.   Armed attackers massacred dozens of civilians in a suburb of Algiers and then burned their bodies, hospital sources said Friday.

50.   Attackers sprayed the victims with gunfire, slit their throats and burned their bodies, El Watan daily said.