11.   The suicide repeatedly came up as finance minister Yannos Papandoniou fended off a parliament censure motion Friday.

12.   The suicide comes as several Japanese government officials are being investigated on suspicion of accepting bribes from financial institutions in return for favors.

13.   The suicide came a day after Durn turned semiautomatic pistols on officials at the Nanterre city hall, outside Paris.

14.   The suicide bombing came a few hours before PLO leader Yasser Arafat met Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Gaza City.

15.   The suicide came a day after the opposition socialists and Greens called for a ban on private gun-owning, with exceptions made for some professions.

16.   The apparent suicide came the day after the outbreak was officially declared over in Sakai.