31.   Arbour, who soon will take over as top prosecutor of the U.N. war crimes tribunal, released her report Monday.

32.   As a top military prosecutor, Macedo took a tough stance against the corruption which is endemic here.

33.   As the top military prosecutor, Gen. Rafael Macedo has taken a tough stance against army malcontents and fellow officers accused of drug smuggling.

34.   As the top military prosecutor, Gen. Rafael Macedo has taken a strong stance against army malcontents and fellow officers accused of drug smuggling.

35.   Attorney General Juan Ortiz Urculo was replaced by Jesus Cardenal Fernandez, top prosecutor of the Supreme Court for the Basque region.

36.   Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel met with top Russian prosecutors Monday to push for rehabilitation of hundreds of Austrians unlawfully executed or imprisoned in Soviet times.

37.   China does not release national crime figures, and the annual reports by the chief judge and top prosecutor provide the only official picture of the crime situation nationwide.

38.   Criminal prosecutions for atrocities committed during the war against white rule could drag on for at least six years, a top prosecutor said Monday.

39.   Early Tuesday, top prosecutor Francesco Saverio Borrelli arrived on the scene in an apparent stepping up of negotiations, the Italian news agency AGI reported.

40.   He also promised governors he would seek their advice before picking a new top prosecutor.