1.   A prison watchdog group has issued a report that blasts authorities for violence and overcrowding in jails around the world.

2.   Cricket commentators on Saturday blasted Indian authorities for under-preparing the wicket for a one-day international against world champions Sri Lanka.

3.   In recent U.S. congressional testimony, Wu blasted Chinese authorities, and alleged that China is selling body parts from executed prisoners primarily for transplants for foreign patients.

4.   Mr Lai, a fisheries expert who serves in the Fishing and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, blasted health authorities for being ignorant about coral fishing.

5.   The probe was prompted by numerous media reports that blasted authorities for allegedly selling the energy distributors to obscure companies that might have been linked to the government.

6.   In September, two dozen Indonesian NGOs blasted authorities for violent harassment and intimidation in the wake of July riots.

7.   In September two dozen Indonesian NGOs blasted authorities for harrassing them by intimidation and violence in the wake of the riots.

8.   Their real offense however was a statement blasting the authority and threatening civil war, Palestinian officials said.

9.   Meanwhile Greek government spokesman Evangelos Venizelos blasted Albanian authorities for not renewing the mandate of the Greek military attache in Tirana.