21.   Police have banned and broken up several demonstrations in Tirana and increased patrols day and night in the capital.

22.   Police in Tirana ban rally.

23.   Palestinian police on Wednesday banned a pro-Iraq rally in Hebron, apparently in response to strong U.S. protests against an outpouring of support for Saddam Hussein.

24.   Police banned all vehicles from parking at or near the track.

25.   Police banned and blocked a march against the Arabic-only law by several hundred people in Algiers.

26.   Police banned the protest in Lagos, but hundreds of students gathered near the outdoor venue in defiance.

27.   Police had banned the demonstration because of fears that it could turn into a fight between leftists and neo-Nazis.

28.   Police have banned demonstrations and carrying of arms and explosives in and around the parliament building, where lawmakers open their next session Thursday.

29.   Police temporarily banned road traffic between the northeastern towns of Ruse, Varna, Shumen, Razgrad and Silistra, where hundreds of vehicles got stuck in the drifts.

30.   Police ban Jews from worship in the walled compound to prevent violence.