21.   He denied that the prayer had been held at his initiative.

22.   He told the AP that the police allowed the Conservatives to hold the prayer on condition that men and women pray separately.

23.   However, the department could not entertain the request that families be allowed to hold morning prayers on Hari Raya together with the inmates.

24.   Hundreds of nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, held hourly prayers Sunday on the second anniversary of her death.

25.   In Catholic schools run by nuns and priests, prayers are held several times a day.

26.   In Gujarat state, Hindus held prayers to coincide with the ceremony in Ayodhya before battling Muslims coming out of mosques after Friday prayers.

27.   In Searcy, Ark., members of the school board voted to let a nonprofit interdenominational group hold prayers around a stadium flag pole before high school games.

28.   In Semarang, Central Java, thousands of NU loyalists held a prayer for Abdurrahman Tuesday.

29.   Jewish survivors held a prayer for the dead later on.

30.   Karzai spoke with villagers whose houses were destroyed Sunday and held brief prayers with them, Afghan television reported.