11.   Also Thursday, Chavez ordered five private Caracas television stations to close for allegedly abusing freedom of expression by inciting opposition protests that erupted in violence.

12.   Amnesty International sent an appeal to Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence in dispersing the opposition protests.

13.   Amnesty International, the human rights group, urged Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence in dispersing any opposition protests.

14.   As hundreds of riot police stood guard to prevent opposition protests, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared incumbent Paul Biya the winner of presidential elections.

15.   Back then, on the eve of the outbreak of war in former Yugoslavia, Milosevic used army tanks to quell opposition protests.

16.   Both broadcast and print media gave enormous coverage to mass opposition protests against President Hugo Chavez on Thursday.

17.   But Belgraders heeded a call to drown out the state-run TV evening news which gives a distorted picture of the opposition protests and demands.

18.   But Belgraders heeded a call to drown out the state-run TV evening news, which gives a distorted picture of the opposition protests and demands.

19.   Carmona was named president by the military high command Friday, hours after generals arrested Chavez for allegedly ordering gunmen to fire on a massive opposition protest on Thursday.

20.   Chavez closed five private Caracas television stations for allegedly abusing freedom of expression by inciting opposition protests that erupted in violence.