41.   A German millonaire and his wife have challenged an extradition order to have them stand trial on real estate fraud charges in Germany, court sources said.

42.   A court here issued an international arrest warrant against former Socialist prime minister Bettino Craxi on Tuesday, court sources said.

43.   A court source denied however that major fraud had taken place.

44.   A Mannheim court source said it was feared Graf, who has been held in prison for the last nine months, might not surrender to his bail.

45.   A hearing related to a sexual assualt case against pop star Michael Jackson was delayed a month by Santa Maria superior court on Monday, court sources said.

46.   A High Court here Monday referred a new case against Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen, the government and the BBC to the chief justice, court sources said.

47.   A Nigerian Islamic court has for the first time sentenced a man to be stoned to death for committing adultery, a court source told AFP Thursday.

48.   A Karachi anti-terrorist court on Sunday granted bail to the brother of prime minister Benazir Bhutto who was held on charges of anti-state activities, court sources said.

49.   A Pakistani customs court has sentenced two Irish men, who have already been flogged, to six months jail for smuggling drugs, court sources said Tuesday.

50.   A jury here Thursday convicted Daniel Green of premeditated murder in the slaying of the father of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, according to court sources.