1.   Investigators say that the discretion given to individual assessors is one of the factors that made the alleged bribery scheme possible.

2.   Latin American Brady bonds rose, with Brazilian bonds recovering from a two-day decline as the government distanced itself from an alleged bribery scandal.

3.   The case relates to alleged bribery by businessmen S.K. Jain, N.K. Jain, B.R. Jain and J.K. Jain, all members of the same family.

4.   President de la Rua, who recently emerged from a scandal involving alleged bribery, has thus far supported Pou.

5.   A judge Saturday ordered former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on corruption charges involving alleged bribery of tax inspectors.

6.   A judge must decide whether to indict Berlusconi in a case of alleged bribery of tax inspectors by his Fininvest SpA retail and media company.

7.   A national striker and four other players were arrested Wednesday for alleged bribery and match-fixing in the latest moves in a year-old soccer corruption investigation.

8.   A Thai man wanted by police as a suspected middleman in an alleged bribery of two Thai judges has surrendered to police, a television report said Thursday.

9.   As was the case following earlier discoveries of alleged bribery, a series of government leaders called for investigations and pledged to stamp out corruption.

10.   Berlusconi is already on trial for alleged bribery of tax inspectors and some allies are threatening to break ranks with a Berlusconi-led coalition.