21.   Belarusian officials sharply protested the appointment of a replacement for Borodin, saying Kasyanov had exceeded his authority, the Interfax news agency reported.

22.   Bulgarian officials Sunday protested the refusal by Macedonia to allow several Bulgarian journalists to cover the second round of general elections underway in the former Yugoslav republic.

23.   Egyptian law enforcement officials have protested to Britain over a planned Islamic conference that Egypt fears will draw extremists opposed to Arab governments, police officials said Sunday.

24.   Environmental officials have already protested that the Phang Nga site is a vital breeding ground for endangered sea turtles.

25.   French officials also protested that they were not notified one of their citizens was in custody.

26.   He said International Police officials would protest their mistreatment to Bosnian Serb authorities.

27.   He said U.N. officials have protested.

28.   In Israel, officials protested the verdicts and sentences and denied the men ever worked for the Jewish state.

29.   Israeli officials have protested Palestinian references to a new uprising as a violation of the spirit of the peace accord.

30.   It was not clear if this remained in the agreement, because Congolese officials publicly protested the provision.