1.   The new Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, has urged the British government to stop the marchers.

2.   Palestinian police tried unsuccessfully to stop marchers from burning U.S. and U.N. flags in the main square of Bethlehem, in front of the Palestinian police station.

3.   Palestinian police stopped the marchers from heading toward an Israeli-controlled area of the West Bank, where the protesters had hoped to confront Israeli troops.

4.   A line of troops stopped the marchers on the highway into the city and asked them to leave behind their hoes and sickles.

5.   But he gave police no instructions to stop the marchers, signaling a desire to start his term with an atmosphere of tolerance.

6.   Chavez had ordered National Guard troops and civilian gunmen, including rooftop snipers, to stop the marchers from reaching the palace, military officers said.

7.   Earlier, thousands of policemen patrolled the city streets and bus and train stations to stop the marchers.

8.   He said the marchers were stopped by troops.

9.   It is unlikely that the march will be completed because Bhutan has asked India to stop the marchers at its border with Nepal.

10.   Soldiers blocked the demonstrators and formed a human blockade to stop the marchers.