51.   An executive of the bank - known as VP Bank - confirmed the arrests, while saying the operation of the bank has not been affected by the scandal.

52.   An Army spokeswoman could not immediately confirm the arrest.

53.   An Interior Ministry official confirmed the arrests but declined to give details.

54.   Andrea Angeli, a spokesman for the U.N. Mission in Kosovo, confirmed the arrest which triggered the unrest.

55.   Authorities confirmed the arrest but did not immediately have details, including the names of the couple.

56.   Authorities refused to confirm the arrests.

57.   Beijing police would confirm no arrests.

58.   Beijing police would confirm no arrests, and Adidas said it knew of none.

59.   Both arrests were confirmed by Palestinian security officials who spoke on customary condition of anonymity.

60.   But a U.S. diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the arrests and said consular officials in Israel were being given proper access.