1.   A disgruntled bedouin, who uses a borrowed car as an unlicensed taxi, complains that he cannot pay the increased power bill for his family of five.

2.   In response to taxi robberies, Mexico City police began operations to capture unlicensed taxis.

3.   She pointed out that the police statistics included accidents involving unlicensed taxis, out-of-town liveries and vans for the disabled, none of which are regulated by her agency.

4.   Following the killing of six foreign tourists, allegedly by an Egyptian taxi driver, Bangkok International Airport has put up signs warning visitors not to use unlicensed taxis.

5.   In his speech, Castro said robbery and assaults were almost always associated with groups involved in prostitution, drugs, unauthorized renting of rooms and unlicensed taxi drivers.

6.   Police said Mohamed lured the tourists into his unlicensed taxi at the airport by offering them a tour of the capital and drove them to their deaths.

7.   The drivers also demanded that the security officers crack down on hundreds of unlicensed taxis operating at the airport.

8.   The drivers lost patience and decided to stage a protest to demand that steps to sanction the unlicensed taxies be taken.

9.   The head of airport security, Mubiyanto, also promised to take strong action against drivers of unlicensed taxis or vehicles without airport stickers.

10.   The killings have highlighted persistent security problems at the airport, where rip-offs and scams by unlicensed taxis and tour guides have drawn complaints for years.