11.   Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said India only sought to enhance its ability to protect itself when it conducted five nuclear tests two weeks ago, drawing worldwide criticism.

12.   Taliban officials on Monday showed off their destruction of two ancient statues by taking foreigners to the Bamiyan mountainside where the relics were blasted apart despite worldwide criticism.

13.   Taliban officials on Monday showed off their destruction of two ancient statues by taking foreigners to the Bamiyan mountainside where the relics were blasted apart, prompting worldwide criticism.

14.   The announcement has provoked worldwide criticism, particularly in the South Pacific region where there is widespread fear that the underground blasts may harm the environment.

15.   The delay in elections has provoked worldwide criticism.

16.   The Taliban ignored worldwide criticism by Muslims, Buddhists and appreciators of art to fell the ancient relics.

17.   The Taliban drew worldwide criticism when in March they destroyed two ancient statues of Buddha in central Bamiyan, calling it their religious duty.

18.   The Taliban invited worldwide criticism when in March they destroyed two ancient statues of Buddha in central Bamiyan, calling it their religious duty.

19.   French President Jacques Chirac has come under fierce criticism worldwide for the decision to hold eight tests from September to May next year.

20.   French testing in the South Pacific -- it has already held two of a planned series of seven or eight tests -- has sparked worldwide criticism.