21.   Lawyers for both the survivors and Sharon submitted final documents Wednesday to the appeals court, which now starts deliberations on whether a Belgian court can take jurisdiction.

22.   Lawyers for both the survivors and Sharon submitted final documents Wednesday to the appeals court, which now starts deliberations whether a Belgian court can take jurisdiction.

23.   On the first morning, public prosecutor Pierre Morlet argued a Belgian court could take on such a case despite the objections of lawyers representing the state of Israel.

24.   Sharon is being sued in a Belgian court by a group of Palestinians who survived the massacres.

25.   Skies darkened for the successor airline to Belgian flag-carrier Sabena on Thursday when a Belgian court refused to grant bankruptcy protection to its former financial services center.

26.   The case has been an embarrassment for the Belgian government which has promised to make it harder for international claims to be launched in Belgian courts.

27.   The cases have been an embarrassment for the Belgian government, which has promised to make it harder for international claims to be launched in Belgian courts.

28.   The company remains adamant that the shutdown will go ahead - despite pressure from the Belgian courts and the European Commission.

29.   The ruling was also expected to halt several genocide trials pending in Belgian courts.

30.   The survivors want him prosecuted under a law giving Belgian courts the authority to try war crimes no matter where they occurred.