41.   Lebed calls for wide-ranging powers to tackle organised crime.

42.   Other accords signed covered environmental protection and cooperation in tackling crime.

43.   Other accords signed Friday covered environmental protection, aeronautics and space exploration, military conversion and cooperation in tackling crime.

44.   The executions come during a nationwide campaign launched last month to tackle worsening crime.

45.   The premier said laws to tackle economic crimes should be strengthened, while pledging continued efforts to crack down on rampant official corruption.