A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced...

A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced three militiamen to death and six others to up to five years in prison for murder and pillage, the Sudanese Media Centre said.
"The three militiamen were sentenced to death by hanging after they were found guilty of murder, pillage, arson and illegal possession of arms in South Darfur state," the news agency said.
"Six others were sentenced to prison terms of between three and five years for involvement in the same crimes," it said without giving further details.
Forty more people are due to be tried in the next couple of days for similar crimes at the special court in the state capital of Nyala, it added.