111.   The unrest was sparked when police on Sunday banned an Orange Order march from proceeding through a Roman Catholic district near Drumcree.

112.   There were no immediate reports on injuries or arrests during the rally banned by police as pro-North Korean.

113.   Ulster police had initially banned the march, but after a tense five-day standoff let it proceed, a decision which sparked nationalist riots thoughout the province.

114.   Israeli police meanwhile banned a Palestinian press conference due to be held in East Jerusalem to denounce the expansion of the settlement at Ephrat in the occupied West Bank.

115.   Marches were banned by police late last month.

116.   Meanwhile, northeast Bulgaria remained impassable under a heavy blanket of snow as police banned all travel to and from the region.

117.   Northern Ireland has seen widespread unrest since last Sunday when police banned an Orange Order march from passing through a Catholic district in the southern village of Drumcree.

118.   Northeast Bulgaria remained impassable under a heavy blanket of snow as police banned all travel to and from the region.

119.   One rally was banned by police late Wednesday afternoon, although it was unclear whether it would go ahead anyway.

120.   Police have banned marches and carrying of sticks or other weapons in the area.