111.   The Italian gay rights group Arcigay condemned the Vatican letter for offering homosexuals and divorced Catholic who remarry less hope of forgiveness than abusive priests.

112.   The Palestinian Authority has asked Palestinians not to apply for the new permits, and Israeli human rights groups have also condemned the plan.

113.   The militant Islamic group Hamas condemned the United States on Friday for detaining one of its political leaders and warned against turning him over to Israel.

114.   The media watchdog group condemned the arrest and said the two reporters had been within their rights to publicize the court case.

115.   The opposition says the elections were rigged and several monitoring groups condemned them as unfairly tilted to assure a Mugabe victory.

116.   The rights group condemned the police action and said it showed the government does not allow Chinese people to exercise any of their legal rights to express political criticism.

117.   The Roman Catholic Church and human rights groups have condemned the hostage taking and have urged the prisoners to release the guards.

118.   The United Nations and human rights groups have condemned the policy.

119.   The United States and human rights groups have condemned the arrests.

120.   Two Iraqi opposition groups on Tuesday condemned Turkey for establishing a buffer zone along its border with Iraq to deter Kurdish rebel incursions.