1.   Thai police shot dead three men robbing a hotel in a beach resort city, police officials said Tuesday.

2.   Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian men Wednesday in separate incidents on the West Bank, PalestiniaNDhspital officials said.

3.   Troops shot dead four men during a routine search for rebels in the Syamtalira Bayu area of North Aceh early Tuesday, witnesses said.

4.   Unidentified attackers shot dead seven men in the Sri Lankan capital Sunday signalling an escalation of fighting between rival underworld gangs, police said.

5.   Zimbabwean police Friday shot dead two men and seriously wounded a woman caught in crossfire in the streets of the city as they tried to arrest suspected criminals.

6.   Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian men Wednesday in separate incidents on the West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.