1.   A brief scuffle erupted when company guards tried to prevent labor activists from entering the plant to join the rally.

2.   Armed policemen closed off central Dhaka Tuesday to prevent opposition activists from protesting against Prime Minister Khaleda Zia outside the main government buildings.

3.   Canadian authorities erected the fence in downtown Quebec City to prevent activists from getting near the site of the summit, which runs Friday through Sunday.

4.   Housing Ministry guards who are posted near empty apartments to prevent settler activists from moving in alerted police.

5.   In recent months, hundreds of troops have been deployed daily to prevent activists from marching to his Jakarta home.

6.   Inspector S.P. Pandit said police had lined the Saryu River that surrounds Ayodhya and prevented Hindu activists from swimming over at night.

7.   Inspector S.P. Pandit said police had prevented Hindu activists from swimming across the Saryu River to enter the town during the night.

8.   Inspector S.P. Pandit said police had lined the Saryu River that surrounds Ayodhya and prevented Hindu activists from swimming across under dark of night.

9.   Inspector S.P. Pandit said police had prevented Hindu activists from swimming across the surrounding Saryu River to enter the town during the night.

10.   Police used tear gas Sunday to disperse hunters who tried to prevent environmental activists from holding a protest against shooting ducks in a nature preserve in northwestern France.