21.   Officials for several companies said they hoped the three judges would suspend any jail time.

22.   The judge suspended the sentences for two years.

23.   The privatization of mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce will likely proceed after a Supreme Court judge suspended all outstanding injunctions against the sale.

24.   A US district judge suspended a civil suit brought against the US Justice Department by the US-based Muslim charity, Benevolence International Foundation, Tuesday.

25.   The judge suspended the trial to consider whether he should appoint a special prosecutor.