11.   In the bustling capital Algiers, there was little sign on the streets that such a massive vote was getting under way.

12.   On Wednesday, Dhaka, the bustling capital of eight million people, was empty of traffic and businesses stayed closed.

13.   The bustling capital of Freetown was calm Tuesday following news of the coup plot, and state radio urged people not to fear for their security.

14.   The bustling Algerian capital was under tight guard by security forces, who began deploying Wednesday at polling stations around the country.

15.   The labor action, coupled with the heavy military presence on the streets, virtually paralyzed the normally bustling Lebanese capital.

16.   The past week has seen the bustling commercial capital filled with thousands of residents searching desperately for water at canals and wells with buckets and containers.

17.   The once bustling capital was somber as civilians refused appeals from Koroma to return to work.

18.   Normally a bustling capital, Copenhagen was a ghost town during the match, with Danes glued to television screens at home, at work and in pubs.

19.   Normally a bustling capital, Copenhagen was a ghost town during the match with football supporters glued to television screens at home, at work and in pubs.

20.   The protest action paralysed the normally bustling capital Maseru, shutting shops and halting public transport.