31.   Unions representing teachers, scientists and justice workers have scheduled protests this week, saying their departments were getting insufficient increases.

32.   Argentina issued a formal diplomatic protest this week over the British policy.

33.   But senior army officers have also acknowledged that Palestinian police had stepped up their efforts to curb street protests this week, notably in Hebron.

34.   The Serbian Interior Ministry has begun to crack down on the opposition protests this week, saying that they snarl up traffic.

35.   The Serbian interior ministry began to crack down on the opposition protests this week, saying that they snarled up traffic in the capital.

36.   The Cambodia Daily reported earlier the petition was also received by the government and warned of protests this week unless the former military chief is released.

37.   The heightened protests this week also come ahead of the start of detailed debate on the controversial government package in parliament from Thursday.