41.   A Belgian court on Wednesday delayed a ruling on a war crimes investigation against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

42.   A French prosecutor recommended Wednesday that justice officials maintain an investigation against a new deputy minister suspected of playing a role in an alleged party financing scheme.

43.   A Moscow city court last month halted the investigation against Skuratov, in an apparent blow to Yeltsin.

44.   A magistrate sent her to jail for two weeks, giving police time to complete investigation against her.

45.   A graft investigation against him is being reopened.

46.   A tax investigation against him was dropped on Tuesday.

47.   A week later, German prosecutors opened a full-scale criminal investigation against him.

48.   A trial for Zecevic could implicate Milosevic in illegal dealings, widening the investigation against him.

49.   Abed Rabbo said the investigation against Saadat and Shobaki had not been completed.

50.   A tax evasion investigation against tennis star Steffi Graf has been officially dropped, the chief investigator for the case told a Mannheim radio station Thursday.