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Called "socialism with a human face," the Czechoslovak Communist Party's embrace of democratic reforms led the Soviets to invade that country in 1968 and squash the movement, fearing it would poison other Warsaw Pact countries. Today, little note is given to the movement or the invasion.

Coalition forces battled a group of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, killing over 30 insurgents, while three NATO soldiers died in a roadside bomb attack.

BOLIN, China, Aug. 20 -- The glittering new buildings that China has so proudly displayed during the Beijing Olympics were largely the work of men like Zou Xianping. Zou, 39, left this little village in 2006 to weld steel for $280 a month in the high-rises going up along the capital's fashionable...

GORI, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Russian troops remained in Gori early this morning, despite movements yesterday that seemed to indicate they would leave. But their presence seemed lighter than it had since the occupation began.

Dethroned media baron has made a kingdom of his prison, and a 'gofer' of his cellmate

Now that Georgians have fled south, some pro-Russian locals want to assure they have no homes to come back to

Many on the Caribbean nation are hoping Olympic champs like Usain Bolt can help turn the tide against violent crime

Michael Bloomberg outlines plans that could result in placing large wind turbines atop skyscrapers and bridges, augmented by a wind farm several miles off the Manhattan coast

Calf has been attempting to suckle boats in waters off north Sydney

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Iraq to press Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top officials to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.