11.   He ordered the destruction of the gigantic, ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan last year.

12.   It was widely assumed at first that Tehran ordered the destruction of the Pan Am airliner with Syrian-sponsored help.

13.   Last month, the Taliban ordered the destruction of pre-Islamic statues of Buddha, saying they were idolatrous and had no place an Islamic society.

14.   Omar, in his edict ordering their destruction, said that he wanted to ensure the statues were not worshipped in the future.

15.   On Saturday, the Health Ministry prohibited the sale and ordered the destruction of the two syrups.

16.   President Boris Yeltsin issued decrees Saturday ordering the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles and naming Pavel Syutkin as chairman of the presidential committee on chemical disarmament.

17.   Stung by foreign criticism, officials said Friday that Hanoi police went too far in ordering the destruction of most foreign advertisements and that some signs can stay.

18.   Then dictator Enver Hoxha ordered the destruction of all churches and mosques across the country.

19.   They said Italian authorities had already ordered the destruction of thousands of pigs there.

20.   Four out of five judges decided the military authorities had the power to order the destruction of the house in the West Bank town of Qalqilyah.