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People displaced by recent fighting in eastern Congo wait to receive aid food in Mugunga IDP camp outside of Goma, November 24, …

By By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press GOMA, Congo Rebels, who last week seized one of the most important cities in …

Rebels in the eastern DR Congo say they have begun withdrawing from territory they captured from government troops. About 500,000 people have …

By Bernadette R. Giacomazzo This is Adela Hernandez, and she’s Cuba’s first transgender politician. The Huffington Post is reporting that Adela has made history …

In a tragic case that bears striking similarities to the shocking murder of teenager Travyon Martin, details are emerging regarding the death of …

Video: President Obama had a meeting with his full Cabinet for the first time since the election, during which he voiced support for …

By Matt Viser, Globe Staff   WASHINGTON – If Congress fails to come to an agreement on the middle class tax cut …

BY JESSICA HATCHER / GOMA AND ALEX PERRY M23 rebel group says it will withdraw from the city of Goma in the …

Courtesy Max Lockie This time last year I was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My work with The Carter Center’s …

By Associated Press, Updated GOMA, Congo — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating from the territory they seized last week and …

By MORT ROSENBLUM Yet another of those recurrent headlines just surfaced — “Congo Slips Into Chaos Again as Rebels Gain” — and I tried to …

By Karl Kahler kkahler@mercurynews.com National editor’s pick of the top news stories in the nation and world at this hour: Warning of …

By By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating …

by Natalie Finn Byron Purvis/AdMedia/Sipa USA Charlie Sheen has finally lent his expert opinion to the latest Two and a Half Men scandal, this one …

by Tierney Bricker Matt Hoyle/CBS / Warner Brothers Two and a Half Men may be a comedy, but it sure courts its fair …

James Peters (left) was found dead on Friday. His wife Sheree (right) was arrested on Saturday. The Huffington Post   Andy Campbell An abusive …

I know it’s only been a couple of days since Kimora Lee Simmons split with longtime boyfriend Djimon Honsou, but the fashionista and businesswoman …

We all like to watch failed stunts, pranks and just stupid people in general. Here’s a round-up of some of the most …

By Mariano Castillo and Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) – The first time an assassin’s bullet tried to find her, Maria Santos Gorrostieta escaped, …

WRITTEN BY SIMON MUSASIZI Uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is beginning to worry countries in …