1.   Following contacts between Knesset Speaker Dan Tichon, the U.S. Embassy and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the symposium was canceled to avoid any embarrassing scenes, Pordes said.

2.   However, its assistant station manager Siew Kim Hin said the flight would most likely be cancelled to avoid inconvenience.

3.   Iraqi anti-aircraft gunners are still on alert, and U.N. officials said the flight may have been canceled to avoid any danger.

4.   Willy Mutunga, one of the leaders of the group, told reporters that the demonstration was canceled to avoid police violence against demonstrators.

5.   Kompas reported that a number of planned rallies in East Java were cancelled to avoid clashes with supporters of ousted PDI leader Megawati Sukarnoputri.