41.   Thousands of residents rallied in the southwestern city of Opole and in the northwestern industrial city of Bydgoszcz on Sunday demanding that their cities continue as provincial capitals.

42.   Thousands rally for ouster of Milosevic supporter.

43.   Thousands rally to welcome U.N. mission.

44.   Thousands of Palestinians rallied in protest against the slaying of two Islamic militants by Palestinian police earlier this week, threatening civil war unless those responsible are punished.

45.   Thousands of people rallied in a central square of the Belarussian capital Minsk on Thursday to protest against low pay and high prices.

46.   Thousands of people rallied in central Grozny today in support of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, who has promised to clamp down on crime in the breakaway republic.

47.   Thousands of protesters rallied in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday demanding the government resign and call early general elections in the Baltic republic, news reports said.

48.   Thousands of Serbs rallied Tuesday to demand the release of a hardline leader and others imprisoned after clashes with United Nations police.

49.   Thousands of Syrians rallied in Damascus Sunday to denounce normalization calls and demand their leaders support Palestinian militancy.

50.   Thousands of unionists rallied in front of the National Assembly last week to protest the bill and threatened to organize a nationwide strike.