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By: Jessica McDiarmid News reporter, Published on Thu Dec 12 2013 (TORONTO STAR)- The tears trace tracks of dark makeup down her cheeks, as she sits shuddering on a couch by the window of a downtown…

BY DAVID LAWDER AND THOMAS FERRARO WASHINGTON Wed Dec 11, 2013 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday were falling in line behind a bipartisan two-year budget deal,…

BY TIISETSO MOTSOENENG PRETORIA Wed Dec 11, 2013 (Reuters) - Thousands of people queued on Wednesday to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela, whose body was lying in state in Pretoria in the building where…

BY STELLA MAPENZAUSWA AND DAVID DOLAN JOHANNESBURG Tue Dec 10, 2013 (Reuters) - World leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro joined thousands of South Africans to honor Nelson…

BY ED CROPLEY AND PASCAL FLETCHER JOHANNESBURG Mon Dec 9, 2013 (Reuters) - More than 70 leaders from across the world, some of them locked in enmity, are flying to South Africa for memorials to Nelson…

By Faith Karimi, CNN December 5, 2013 - (CNN) -- Nelson Mandela, the revered statesman who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of decades of apartheid, has died, South African…

BY ANDREW LONGSTRETH NEW YORK Thu Dec 5, 2013 (Reuters) - For lawyers preparing to sue over Sunday's deadly New York commuter rail accident, their success in court may depend largely on two factors:…

BY NOREEN O'DONNELL Mon Dec 2, 2013 (Reuters) - Commuters from New York City's northern suburbs braced for travel delays on Monday morning following a seven-car train derailment that killed four…

BY ROBERTA RAMPTON AND SHARON BEGLEY WASHINGTON Sat Nov 30, 2013 (Reuters) - A crucial weekend for the troubled website that is the backbone of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul appears to…

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today concludes its first Coordination Commission meeting in relation to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,…

BY BARBARA GOLDBERG NEW YORK Thu Nov 28, 2013 (Reuters) - Millions of Americans will gather on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving - stuffing turkeys for feasts, braving high winds along parade routes…

BY EDITH HONAN NEW YORK Wed Nov 27, 2013 Reuters) - Raising taxes on New York City's highest earners to pay for early education programs, a signature proposal of Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, has the…

BY JEFF MASON SAN FRANCISCO Tue Nov 26, 2013 Reuters) - President Barack Obama took on critics of a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran on Monday by saying their tough talk was good for politics but…

BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU AND PARISA HAFEZI GENEVA Mon Nov 25, 2013 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has pulled off a historic deal with Iran on curbing its nuclear program but he and other global…

BY PARISA HAFEZI AND JUSTYNA PAWLAK GENEVA Sun Nov 24, 2013 (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited…