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An increasing number of Syrian soldiers are quitting the army and joining anti-government activists, according to reports from the central city of Homs. For now, the protests remain peaceful, though warnings of an armed response grow.

Troops continue to crack down on street demonstrations in Myanmar. Andrew Kirkwood, head of Save The Children in Myanmar, talks about the international response to the crisis. And just what is the country's name — Myanmar or Burma? We get an explanation.

Two men were arrested Tuesday night as more than 100 demonstrators occupied the street in front of Miami's criminal courthouse. It was one of several...

Venezuela has been in political and economic turmoil for months. Daily demonstrations, food shortages and a crackdown on the opposition have forced the country into a near state of collapse.

Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi joined a massive crowd of his supporters Thursday on the streets of the capital, Tehran. Shahram Kholdi, a teaching fellow at the University of Manchester, in England, offers his insight on the political unrest in Iran.

Thousands of Ukrainians march on the capital of Kiev, demanding that the pro-Western leader of the opposition be installed in office after the Kremlin-backed prime minister was declared winner of the country's presidential election. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Forget placards and catchy slogans. A Ukrainian feminist movement has a more effective weapon: topless protests. Now, members of Femen have taken their "sextremism" to Paris, where they hope to train new recruits. A recent protest in front of the Justice Ministry certainly attracted lots of attention.

There are more protests against Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf over his suspention of the nation's chief justice. Security forces detained hundreds of activists even before the rallies.

Soldiers in Myanmar's largest city fire warning shots over an estimated 70,000 anti-government activists and Buddhist monks who defied orders from the country's military regime to halt protests.

Thousands of demonstrators crowd the streets of Rome to protest U.S. policies on Iraq and terrorism as President Bush visits the Eternal City. He went to the Vatican Friday to present Pope John Paul II with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and later met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The pope, who opposed the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, blessed the appointment of a new Iraqi government in Baghdad. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.