11.   Though Rockland officials protested loudly, the Public Service Commission in Albany decided that more people would have been inconvenienced by the area code in Westchester being changed.

12.   U.S. officials also protested that Castro had sent mental patients and people with serious diseases.

13.   When Turkish officials protested that he had done so illegally, he purchased the treasure and gave it to the city of Berlin.

14.   Philippine officials protested and their American counterparts apologized, officials said.

15.   Philippine officials protested last year when China began enlarging the huts into three-story structures that Mercado said could be used militarily.

16.   PLO officials protested the killings as an unnecessary use of force that endangered peace efforts.

17.   A Palestinian official protested and warned of possible violence.

18.   A Philippine games official has protested the defeat of Filipino World Boxing Council featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa by challenger Cesar Soto and demanded an immediate rematch.

19.   A senior British official on Thursday protested border delays of up to six hours at Gibraltar.

20.   At the ceremony Monday, ethnic Albanian officials protested the simple handover, saying the buildings should be used by both Serbian and ethnic Albanian students.