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In this file photo, Nelson Mandela stands on March 27, 1998 behind the bars of the former cell where he spent 18 of his 27 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island.

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NBC's Brian Williams is anchoring his nightly newscast from South Africa early this week, covering the world's mourning for Nelson Mandela, but he won't have some of his usual company.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's decision stood in contrast to the mad rush by world leaders to attend the event, and seemed to underscore the embattled Israeli leader's isolation on the world stage.

Vice President Biden paid his respects to Nelson Mandela on Monday, praising him as "the most remarkable man I met in my whole career."

Imagine the delight at unwrapping your Christmas present in 2043 and discovering you've been gifted a trip around the Moon.

An unrelenting winter storm continued to spread its misery along much of the East Coast on Monday, providing a wake-up call of freezing rain, fog and mist to commuters and travelers.

For days, temperatures have plunged across a large portion of the United States, accompanied by a storm system that's brought sleet, snow, ice or a combination of all three.

Thousands of South African police officers will be on hand at a ceremony honouring Nelson Mandela in a Soweto soccer stadium, and authorities will block access to the site if crowds become too large, officials said Monday.

Highlights of the tour in Kanagawa include the Keihin Industrial Area -- one of the four major industrial areas in Japan -- and the chance to toast Japan's factories with a "Nostalgic Nights" cocktail.

Services are best in London, south east England, north west England, the West Midlands and Scotland, says the report from consultants Credo in association with the Campaign for Better Transport .

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In the early-morning stillness on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, William Rockefeller was manning the controls of a half full Metro-North train out of Poughkeepsie.

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for American Airlines and US Airways to merge into world's largest airline company.

South Africans flocked to houses of worship for a national day of prayer and reflection to honor former President Nelson Mandela, starting planned events that will culminate in what is expected to be one of the biggest funerals in modern times.

A guard wearing a traditional white sulu standing at attention at the gates of the Presidential Palace in Suva, Fiji.

Transportation officials at Lake Tahoe are hoping that by the summer of 2016 they'll have a pair of 120-passenger ferries shuttling tourists and locals alike from the south shore to the north shore in less than a half hour.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop downplayed tensions over China's controversial air defense zone, which has also rankled the United States, Japan and South Korea, after meeting her Chinese counterpart on Saturday.