31.   China has called on the Hong Kong government to provide more details about why a senior official resigned abruptly, newspapers said Thursday.

32.   Four IOC officials have already resigned, charged with taking bribes to favor Salt Lake City.

33.   In recent weeks, several top party officials have resigned their posts, accusing Day of harming the Canadian Alliance.

34.   In West Aceh district, the election could not be held in five subdistricts because local election committee officials resigned and no one showed up to vote.

35.   In West Aceh district, the election could not be held in five sub-districts because local election committee officials resigned and no one showed up to vote.

36.   It is unlikely that any Japanese defense officials would resign over the accident, according to Masamichi Tamura, another Defense Agency spokesman.

37.   Italian television officials resigned Thursday after state TV aired graphic images in a prime-time news report on child pornography.

38.   Mitsuzuka has not been directly implicated in the scandal, but Japanese officials often resign to take responsibility for wrongdoing by their subordinates.

39.   Mitsuzuka has not been directly implicated in the scandal, but Japanese officials often resign to take responsibility for the mistakes of those below them.

40.   Minister, police official resign in intelligence scandal.