31.   While thousands of people will gather to pray at public events, thousands more will turn to cyberspace, instead.

32.   Applauding and cheering, thousands turned out for the ceremony at which Stoyanov took over from former anti-Communist dissident Zhelyu Zhelev.

33.   Despite a recent increase of sniper fire, thousands of Sarajevans turned out into the streets to enjoy the autumn sun.

34.   Dissidents in the governing Congress Party held a convention Friday to criticize Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, and thousands of people turned out to support them.

35.   In a public outpouring of grief, thousands of Mongolians turned out Wednesday to mourn a popular government minister knifed to death for unknown reasons.

36.   In neighboring Belarus, thousands of people turned out for an evening rally in the capital, Minsk, to commemorate the tragedy.

37.   In neighboring Ethiopia, thousands also turned out to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany that commemorates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

38.   In Singapore Tuesday, thousands of people turned out at a stadium for a memorial service for the victims.

39.   In the West Bank, meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians turned out in several cities to commemorate Palestinian independence day.

40.   It shocked and embarrassed many Germans, thousands of whom turned out for marches to express their anger and dismay.