51.   He was found murdered in a bush near the capital Lilongwe hours after the sentence was handed down.

52.   In each of the cases, two death sentences were handed down.

53.   In January, a court handed life sentences to three other men for their role in the attack.

54.   A dozen death sentences have been handed down so far.

55.   A man, identified as Sandal Khan, was handed the sentence by a court in the nearby city of Rawalpindi on Wednesday, The Muslim daily said.

56.   A Belgian military court Tuesday handed suspended sentences of just a few days to seven Belgian soldiers accused of terrorising children during UN peacekeeping operations in Somalia.

57.   A Russian court Wednesday handed jail sentences to five Russian followers of the apocalyptic Japanese sect Aum Shinrikyo who are accused of preparing terrorist actions in Japanese cities.

58.   Assistant Sub-Inspector Prem Raj Singh was handed the sentence by a court here on Monday, The Statesman said.

59.   Atsuzawa, who is now chairman of the kindergarten, apologised to the parents at a news conference held after the sentence was handed down.

60.   Death sentences were being handed out indiscriminately, with pickpockets and money-changers being executed, it said.