11.   In March, protests erupted simultaneously in Fushun and two other northeastern cities, Liaoyang and Daqing.

12.   In Liaoyang, smaller protests periodically erupted well into May.

13.   In the neighboring province of Liaoning, large-scale worker protests have erupted in at least two cities this month.

14.   Other protests erupted elsewhere in the capital and around the country, including the provinces of Aceh and Irian Jaya, both home to their own independence movements.

15.   Outside Cairo, protests erupted in various Egyptian cities including Alexandria and Sohag, along the Nile.

16.   Protests erupted a few weeks later, after an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip swerved into a line of cars, killing four Palestinians.

17.   Protests erupted in Europe, and genetically modified foods became the rallying point of vast political opposition.

18.   Protests erupt.

19.   Protests have erupted also in tribal areas of North-West Frontier Province populated by Pushtuns, who belong to the same ethnic group as most of the Taliban.

20.   Small protests erupted around the country Sunday afternoon after ballots quickly ran out at special booths set up to accommodate voters traveling away from their homes.