11.   Four soldiers were sentenced early this year for killing defenseless civilians near the mining site.

12.   Last month, a Jordanian soldier was sentenced to life imprisonment for gunning down seven Israeli schoolgirls in March on the tourist island of Naharayim on the Jordan river.

13.   The Israeli army sentenced a soldier to two weeks in jail Wednesday for roughing up a Palestinian suspected of stone-throwing in Hebron.

14.   The soldiers were sentenced to life in prison, and the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Brian Hutton, on Thursday upheld their convictions.

15.   Three British soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment Friday for beating to death a young Danish woman they kidnapped and tried to rape after a drinking spree.

16.   Fourteen soldiers were sentenced to death for allegedly participating in a coup attempt against the government of Sani Abacha.

17.   A Canadian soldier has been sentenced to five years in prison for the beating death of a young Somali.

18.   The two convicted soldiers were sentenced to death by a court martial in June, while the fighting was continuing.

19.   Their defence lawyers were given time to prepare a case for mitigation before the hearing resumes at midday Friday to sentence the soldiers.

20.   One soldier was sentenced to five years in prison for the murder, the others were either acquitted or given light sentences.