31.   The military says it is impartial, but troops have stood by as militiamen killed civilians suspected of separatist activities on at least two occasions in recent weeks.

32.   The slain woman, a minor, was killed by militiamen seeking her husband, who was not at home.

33.   The violence in Ermera followed a massacre Tuesday in the nearby town of Liquica in which militiamen killed villagers suspected of being pro-independence activists.

34.   This month, pro-Indonesian militiamen have killed dozens of people in attacks in Liquica town and Dili, the capital of the half-island territory.

35.   Five militiamen were reported killed in several encounters in the province, the source added.

36.   Extremist Hutu militiamen are killing, torturing and raping Rwandan civilians trapped behind government lines as mainly Tutsi rebels advance steadily against the battered army.

37.   Revolutionary Guards militiamen have killed eight suspected members of a gang of bandits and drug traffickers in southeastern Iran, the official news agency IRNA reported Saturday.