Anti-war protests continued to gain momentum with millions of protesters gathered over the weekend in cities across the world.

The Associated Press reported that o­ne of the largest rallies was in Jakarta, Indonesia, where more than 100,000 people chanted "America imperialist, No 1 terrorist!" and peacefully marched about two kilometers from the British Embassy to the US Embassy in the capital.

The report said that outside the US Embassy, speakers demanded the United States pull out of Iraq and said President George W Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Australian Prime Minister John Howard should be tried as war criminals.