51.   Authorities have launched an investigation into government corruption under ex-President Suharto, the attorney general said Monday.

52.   Authorities have launched rescue operations but the chances of survival of those missing are considered remote.

53.   Authorities launched a campaign last week to confiscate illegal weapons.

54.   Authorities launched a crackdown last year on Communist Party officials squandering public money on extravagant farewells.

55.   Authorities launched a criminal investigation into the blast.

56.   Authorities launched a manhunt Sunday for a Romanian convict who held a police officer hostage for almost eight hours before releasing him and fleeing in a taxi.

57.   Authorities launched an audit of the bank based on the report of a clerk who had been fired.

58.   Authorities launched an investigation into the accident.

59.   Authorities launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, IRNA said without giving further details.

60.   Authorities on Tuesday launched investigations into two construction companies, the Anatolia news agency reported.