21.   In addition to his corruption conviction -- abusing his power to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct -- he was also jailed for another nine years for sodomy.

22.   In October last year, in a highly controversial decision, a separate Supreme Court bench quashed the corruption conviction.

23.   A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld a corruption conviction against former conservative minister Alain Carignon, and ordered him arrested immediately, judicial officials said.

24.   A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld a corruption conviction against former conservative minister Alain Carignon, and ordered him to be arrested immediately, judicial officials said.

25.   Craxi, who fled to Tunisia to escape corruption convictions, underwent surgery in Tunisia in February for gangrene in one foot resulting from diabetes.

26.   She had been barred from contesting the May polls because of her corruption convictions.