"Malcolm in the Middle," a new series on Fox, posted spectacular ratings numbers for a second week on Sunday night.
A widespread inmate hunger strike in protest of California's policy of solitary confinement was approaching its second week on Sunday.
A strike at Total refineries in France entered a second week on Monday with no signs of abating, raising fears about possible fuel shortages in the country.
SANFORD, Fla .— As the trial of George Zimmerman enters its second week on Monday, it appears that the prosecution is struggling to meet the burden of proving him guilty of second-degree murder, legal analysts said.
Protests against an anti-Islam film spilled into a second week on Monday, although they appeared to be tapering off in size and taking place in fewer countries compared with last week.
CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union extended its strike into a second week on Sunday, after significant divisions emerged among union delegates over a deal that only a day before had been described by the union's leader as "a good contract".
Rising waters have knocked out roads and several highways in northeastern Australia, trapping motorists, marooning entire towns and driving thousands from their homes as flooding stretched into its second week on Saturday.
A strike at the traditional bazaar in Tehran continued into a second week on Thursday, spreading beyond the original gold and garments sectors and to at least two other major cities, news Web sites reported.
Germany's multiround auction of third-generation mobile phone licenses will begin its second week on Monday, with bids totaling more than 12 billion marks already more than halfway toward the government's revenue target.
On a wider scale, the trial, which wrapped up its second week on Thursday, is looking into the delicate nature of relationships between detectives and their informers, and the power struggle that informers can incite between local and federal authorities.
The statewide strike by teachers and other school workers in West Virginia stretched into its second week on Thursday, as protesters filled the state Capitol for a sixth straight workday with no clear end to the work stoppage in sight.
