World: One hundred thousand people danced and sang in a rainy Soweto stadium today in celebration of former South African President Nelson Mandela. Leaders from all over the world attended, including Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. …

Philippines: The government lowered its estimate of storm dead to about 2,500, down from an original figure of 10,000. About 660,000 people are homeless. Most reports are coming out of the city of Tacloban but there’s little information about conditions …

 Breaking: Oscar Pistorius, the South African sprinter born without fibulas and made history running in the Olympics on artificial legs, has been charged with the murder of his model girlfriend at home. Thirty-year-old Reeva Steenkamp died of gunshot wounds. Sometimes …