31.   Reports of scattered protests continue, although they are difficult to confirm.

32.   Scattered anti-war protests in central and southern Serbia are no promise of a wider uprising, opposition leaders in the capital say.

33.   Scattered protests and riots in East Java have already broken out over rising food prices.

34.   Scattered protests and road blockades took place Saturday in various parts of Serbia.

35.   Scattered protests continued in parts of Europe.

36.   Scattered protests erupted Thursday.

37.   Scattered political protests have been largely confined to universities and pose little threat to President Suharto, who has resisted calls for political reform.

38.   Scattered protests against fuel price increases and monopoly of the oil business greeted the first day Saturday of full deregulation of the industry.

39.   Scattered protests broke out on the vast square in central Beijing amid crowds of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists.

40.   Scattered protests reportedly erupted in Khartoum on Wednesday in the third day of demonstrations, mainly by students, that have left at least two dead and many injured.