11.   The government ordered an inquiry in July into the mass graves issue in the Tamil heartland of Jaffna, but the probe has since made little progress.

12.   The fund-raising probe has far-reaching implications.

13.   The probe has a four-month deadline.

14.   Troops of the Uganda-backed rebels refused to allow the U.N. observers into the town, saying the probe had to be cleared by senior rebel leaders.

15.   The ongoing probe would have no influence on the government, he added.

16.   Unlike the Stewart inquiry, the Senate probe will have the power to subpoena witnesses and a number of overseas-based Australian players are expected to be called.

17.   US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday had called for strengthening sanctions against Libya, adding that new probes have uncovered evidence that current sanctions have been violated.

18.   Lascher said the probe no longer had sufficient power to yield valuable scientific information.