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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.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian LaLoup, 22, had his heart removed following an autopsy in Greece.

About 3,000 people are expected to gather at Pearl Harbor to commemorate the anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.

Passengers queue at the flight check-in desk to re-book tickets at London's Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 after a "technical problem" at the National Air Traffic Services control centre in Swanwick, south England, caused long delays and cancellations at airports across the UK, Saturday Dec. 7, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is visiting with American forces in Afghanistan amid a stubborn stand-off between the U.S. and Afghan leaders over a security agreement that President Hamid Karzai still refuses to sign despite increasing pressure from diplomatic and defense officials.

The grief over Nelson Mandela's death continues to reverberate in the UK, even as mourners in South Africa spent a second night on the streets to pay tribute to their beloved leader.

At least three American presidents will travel to South Africa to attend memorial services for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95. The White House said Friday that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama would travel to South Africa next week to pay their respects.

A big chunk of the U.S. is getting a blast of wintry weather. Some areas are experiencing frigid temperatures.

You can hear the "All of us are crazy for tango" program before you can see it: Just follow the orchestra's plaintive chords through the labyrinthine passageways of the Hospital Borda.

Invoking the chance to remake the world, Vice President Joe Biden pledged Friday that the U.S. will play a leading role in creating a new century of prosperity and security in Asia.

First, George Osborne confirmed that the 2p a litre fuel duty rise planned for next year would definitely be scrapped.

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The world knows Nelson Mandela as a man who forever changed the course of modern history and who will surely continue to leave his mark long after his death Thursday at the age of 95. You may know that he spent 27 years in prison, that he led South Africa out of apartheid and that he served as his nation's first black president.

People shopping for insurance on the federal marketplace may be informed they're eligible for Medicaid and that their information is being sent to state officials to sign them up.

BEIJING a?? Speeding up one-way streets, and ignoring red lights, Liu Wenhe dares any Beijing cop to get in his way.

Organizers say fast food restaurant workers in 100 U.S. cities will walk off the job Thursday, as part of a continuing push to raise wages above $15 an hour in the industry and secure the right to unionize.

High winds and rain are causing havoc with transport, with those intending to travel by road, rail and air all affected.