21.   Authorities also suspended two officers who allegedly used excessive force during one arrest.

22.   Authorities have suspended an inquiry into treason charges against a leading dissident but restricted his movements to a city in central Vietnam, the official police newspaper reported Monday.

23.   Authorities suspended classes and grounded ships and airplanes in the northern and central Philippines Thursday as the country braced for Typhoon Angela.

24.   Authorities suspended gun licenses Thursday and ordered shooting clubs, cabarets and movie theaters to close in central Lebanon to prevent violence during municipal elections this weekend.

25.   Authorities also suspended classes Friday for grade schools in metropolitan Manila.

26.   Authorities suspended all fishing and ocean recreational activities due to storms and high waves.

27.   Authorities have suspended a daily newspaper for a week after a man complained that he was referred to as a murderer even though he had not been convicted.

28.   Authorities have suspended an operation to remove prospectors from the reservation.

29.   Authorities have suspended trains at nights in Assam until Thursday in an effort to prevent rebel attacks, Rao said.

30.   Belgian authorities on Thursday suspended preparations for a major festival of Turkish culture after potential backers held back money because of concerns over minority rights in Turkey.