51.   The scandal comes at a time when Japan is trying to turn around its faltering economy.

52.   The scandal could not come at a worse time for Ukraine, whose government is in the midst of tense negotiations with the IMF.

53.   The scandal has come to taint PS chairman Philippe Busquin and his predecessor, Guy Spitaels.

54.   The Shenyang scandal has come to symbolize the rampant Chinese official corruption that threatens to wreck public acceptance of communist rule.

55.   The scandal came to light last September when Perez pleaded guilty to stealing eight pounds of cocaine from an evidence locker.

56.   The scandal comes amid an investigation into bid-rigging and kickbacks related to contracts to build steel-reinforced ammunition storage bunkers.

57.   The scandal comes as South Korean President Kim Young-sam is trying to boost his flagging popularity.

58.   Thousands had been expected to attend the Berlin celebration on the fashionable Gendarmenmarkt square in a hall that had been reserved long before the scandal came to light.

59.   After the scandal came to light however Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev sacked Altynbayev, who has since been reappointed to the post.

60.   Chou has been in police custody pending further investigations since the scandal came to light in April.