21.   A federal probe has been launched into accusations that several senators took bribes in return for supporting a controversial labor reform bill passed by the Senate last April.

22.   A handful of ministers were placed under loose house arrest and an official probe was launched into allegations of illegally acquired wealth and property.

23.   A government probe has been launched to see if charges should be brought against any living participant.

24.   A separate court has launched a probe to determine whether Fuat incited religious hatred, a crime punishable with up to three years in prison.

25.   A separate probe has been launched into the circumstances surrounding his death.

26.   A parliamentary commission launched a probe into the scandal on Wednesday.

27.   A separate probe was launched by Singapore-based Sun Cruises travel, which operates the luxury liner.

28.   Another probe was launched earlier this week by Turin prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello.

29.   Astronauts of various nationalities, meanwhile, will be living on or near Mars and launching interstellar probes with miniature robots to search for extraterrestrial life.

30.   Authorities have also launched a probe on whether any Soros funds are being sold illegally in Taiwan, Perng added.