1.   Because of the sovereign status, Italian magistrates who want to investigate in the Vatican must ask permission.

2.   He turned over his findings to an Italian magistrate in May.

3.   Italian investigative magistrates have wide powers to arrest people, freeze funds and seize documents while carrying out investigations.

4.   Italian magistrates told Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday that he was being investigated on corruption charges because of bribes paid to tax inspectors by his business empire.

5.   His deposition will be videotaped before an Italian magistrate and used at the Stanfa trial, which is set for September.

6.   Italian magistrates investigating the crash have long sought to examine any radar tapes available that may shed light on the crash.

7.   The ambassador said Ocalan would undergo initial questioning by an Italian magistrate on Tuesday.

8.   The charges against the Britons were dropped by Italian magistrates.

9.   The Italian magistrate handling the civilian inquiry, meanwhile, said his technical experts has started examining the evidence, including the mission data recorder.

10.   The treasure was packed for a flight to Rome, accompanied by an entourage including an Italian magistrate and a major of the carabinieri.