31.   Palestinian witnesses said commanding officers on the Palestinian side tried to stop junior policemen from shooting, but they defied their orders.

32.   Party members deny defying police orders and threaten to expand the protest if police continue to make arrests.

33.   A government permit is needed to hold such a conference and those defying government orders can be arrested.

34.   Abu Zeid defied the order, declared he was a good Muslim and denied that his writings were intended to insult Islam.

35.   Arafat and Rajoub had a heated argument, with the Palestinian leader accusing Rajoub of defying his orders, the official said.

36.   At least three civilians were killed and dozens wounded by police gunfire when Kashmiris defied curfew orders and challenged armed troops with stones and screams of abuse.

37.   As talks went on in Belgrade, Walker defied the order and remained holed up in his office in Pristina.

38.   Australian Prime Minister John Howard sparked international outrage when he ordered an elite commando unit to board the Tampa after its captain defied orders not to enter Australian waters.

39.   Attorney General Janet Reno revoked the temporary custody on Thursday, after the relatives defied her orders to turn him over so he could be returned to his father.

40.   Beijing ordered Gao and two other dissidents last month not to run for local legislative seats but the three have vowed to defy the order.