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

22.   Cash-strapped Niger has been wracked by growing unrest, including wide scale student and opposition protest, and a string or army rebellions.

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

24.   Chavez said Radio Caracas Television, Televen and Globovision had abused their freedoms of expression by allegedly inciting opposition protests Thursday that erupted in violence.

25.   Clashes broke out as Chavez supporters from his leftist Fifth Republic Movement Party, hearing about the march, streamed downtown to stop the opposition protest.

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

27.   Earlier Thursday, Chavez ordered five private Caracas television stations to close for allegedly inciting opposition protests.

28.   Earlier Friday, Palestinian police broke up an opposition protest in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

29.   Earlier Friday, Palestinian police forcefully broke up an opposition protest in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

30.   He has cracked down on dissent in the oil-rich former Soviet republic and faces growing opposition protests over his authoritarian rule.