1.   An appeals court prosecutor late Thursday ordered random safety inspections at large ports to begin immediately.

2.   The Paris appeals court prosecutor on Monday cast doubt on whether Chirac could be called as a witness in the tickets investigation.

3.   Appeal court prosecutor Claude Salavagione is also on hand, officials said.

4.   The supreme court will hear three combined appeals by Abu Zaid and Yunis, and the appeals court general prosecutor.

5.   Supreme court of appeal prosecutor Athanassios Sioulas also launched an investigation as to why some poll assessors failed to show up.