1.   Angry people went out into the streets several times, stopping traffic to protest the blackouts.

2.   Aucklanders protest blackout.

3.   Edesur said Wednesday it would have power restored before Thursday to thousands of residents, who have protested the blackout with nightly pot-banging protests and tire burnings.

4.   Protesting frequent blackouts in Serbia, people blocked Belgrade streets Friday.

5.   The announcement appeared to have appeased Dominicans, thousands of whom had staged violent demonstrations in the capital and throughout the countryside to protest daily blackouts.

6.   The Edesur statement contradicted television footage carried by cable channel Todo Noticias of residents in one district still protesting the blackout.