21.   Pakistani border guards refused to allow journalists to cross into Southern Afghanistan, saying the situation was too volatile.

22.   Rwandan border guards refused to allow journalists to enter the city, claiming it was too dangerous.

23.   Soldiers with assault rifles demanded a bribe to visit, and surly guards refused entry past another road gate, saying the owner ordered them to keep out foreigners.

24.   Thai military guards refused to allow journalists entry to Ban Tako Bon on Friday.

25.   The border guards refused to give any explanation other than that they were following orders, he said.

26.   The latest fighting flared after the presidential guard refused to disarm as agreed under the peace pact.

27.   The guard had refused to disarm as called for under a peace accord which ended a five-month civil war last year in the tiny former Portuguese colony.

28.   The guard had refused to disarm as called for under a peace accord which ended a five-month civil war last year in this tiny former Portuguese colony.

29.   The guards refused to allow members of a Palestinian family claiming ownership to half the building to enter.

30.   The guards refused to pass medicine to Li, who suffers from skin disease, the brother added.