11.   A reporter on the scene said dozens of people were injured as the activists fought back.

12.   At least two Iraqi demonstrators were injured as a march to hand a petition to embassy staff degenerated into a series of scuffles with police, Dutch television reported.

13.   At least eight injured as protesters, police clash.

14.   At least two people were arrested and one protester was injured as police clubbed demonstrators in downtown Belgrade, independent Studio B television reported.

15.   Eight people were injured as lifeboats and rafts were launched and the ship was abandoned.

16.   In a separate incident, no one was injured as grenades exploded harmlessly on the road in the Karim Nagar district, police said.

17.   In the northern state of Haryana, five Congress Party workers were injured as political rivals fired gunshots and threw stones, United News of India news agency said.

18.   Last November, the official in charge of gambling was shot and injured as he was about to get into his car after work.

19.   Men armed with steel bars attacked striking truckers guarding a roadblock in southern France before dawn Wednesday, leaving three injured as frustration mounted from the paralyzing nationwide walkout.

20.   Many people were reportedly injured as houses and vehicles were set on fire.