University of California officials have won the legal right to oust a band of tree-sitters who have taken up residence in an oak grove standing in the way of a planned sports center. ...more

November 23, 2007

President Nicolas Sarkozy stood firm against spreading strikes Tuesday, insisting he will not water down plans for a thorough overhaul of France, even as civil servants joined the walkouts and thousands of protesters took to the streets. ...more

November 21, 2007

Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received rare front-page billing Saturday in Myanmar's state-controlled press, which said the ruling military junta was "putting energy" into democratic reforms demanded by the international community. ...more

November 11, 2007

The death of Martin Lee Anderson could have the same galvanizing effect across the country as the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, protesters said Tuesday on the steps of the capital city's federal courthouse. ...more

October 24, 2007

Armed with clubs and waving provincial flags, thousands of residents of Bolivia's wealthiest province seized control of the country's busiest airport Friday from troops sent in by President Evo Morales. ...more

October 20, 2007

When Muslims rioted after a couple of juvenile cartoons on Mohammed showed the prophet in a less-than-perfect light, much of the Western world was mad. ...more

September 24, 2007