11.   Police in the northern state of Punjab Friday arrested Simranjit Singh Mann, a former police officer who quit to become an advocate of an independent Sikh nation.

12.   Several dozen clergy quit to become Roman Catholic priests in protest.

13.   Squandered chances meant that the team lost all three games and coach Steve Sampson quit to become one of six World Cup managerial casualties.

14.   The ordination of women has split the church, and several dozen clergy quit to become Roman Catholic priests in protest.