21.   Helmeted police with shields battled scores of Vietnamese asylum seekers who threw burning debris during a protest Thursday over plans to deport some of them.

22.   In Pakistan, police battled thousands of Islamic militants who tried to storm an air base reportedly used by the Americans to support the air campaign.

23.   Japanese security officials have staged a seemingly endless series of mock riots in which police battle mock troublemakers.

24.   Macedonian police battled with ethnic Albanians on Friday in the town of Tetovo, where an unofficial Albanian-language university has been set up.

25.   More than two dozen people, mostly police battling Protestants, have already been wounded during the rioting.

26.   On Thursday, police battled hundreds of demonstrators in the streets of the Argentine capital, while looters ransacked homes and supermarkets nationwide.

27.   Police battled sporadic Falun Gong protests throughout Tuesday.

28.   Police battled with Lazio fans in the stands and outside the stadium.

29.   Police have been battling with protesters in Kuala Lumpur since Anwar was sentenced.

30.   Riot police battled stone-throwing protesters who wielded wooden sticks and shouted anti-globalization slogans amid demonstrations Friday during a gathering of Asian and European leaders.