21.   Ethnic Albanians have been guarding their flags in western Macedonia to emphasize their resolve to confront police who might try to pull them down.

22.   Flames lit the scene as protesters with rocks and slingshots confronted police, some with backpacks loaded with what appeared to be projectiles to throw at police.

23.   Late Thursday, Hamas backers confronted police on a Gaza City street, preventing them from arresting Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi.

24.   Late Thursday, hundreds of Hamas backers confronted police wielding clubs and shields outside the Gaza City home where Rantisi has been staying.

25.   Opposition leader Vuk Draskovic, speaking live on an independent radio station, urged Belgrade citizens to come out and confront the police.

26.   Rioting students confronted police in downtown Nairobi for the second day Tuesday, damaging cars and tearing down road signs.

27.   Rioting students confronted police in downtown Nairobi for a second straight day Tuesday, damaging cars and tearing down road signs.

28.   Student protests have been continuous for three months but grew violent last week as they started leaving the confines of their campuses and confronted riot police with rocks.

29.   The arrival of nuclear waste shipments is regularly met by violent protesters, who have sabotagued rail lines and confronted police in a campaign to stop the practice.

30.   The ethnic Albanians and ethnic Turks have been guarding the flags to emphasize their resolve to confront police who might try to pull them down.