11.   All around the capital, thousands of protesters rallied peacefully against U.S. policy in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Colombia.

12.   And in the Balata refugee camp outside the West Bank city of Nablus, thousands of Palestinians rallied for statehood.

13.   By midday, demonstrators had overrun broadcast facilities for state radio and television, and thousands more were rallying outside broadcast offices downtown, witnesses said.

14.   Earlier in the day, dozens of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli troops in Bethlehem, and thousands more rallied in protests.

15.   Earlier Saturday, dozens of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli troops in Bethlehem, and thousands more rallied in protests.

16.   In Germany, thousands of Serbs rallied in Stuttgart and Nuremberg.

17.   In India, thousands of women rallied in major cities to call for an end to discrimination and say that gender equality is key for development.

18.   In Okinawa, thousands of people rallied Saturday to protest the rape and demand that the number of troops in the southern Japanese prefecture be reduced.

19.   In village and towns near Pervomayskaya, thousands of Dagestanis rallied to demand that Chechen fighters leave their territory.

20.   Last month, thousands of students rallied in Seoul, demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops to facilitate Korean unification.