TORONTO – Veteran Canadian Press reporter Dan Ralph has been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Wintry weather greets thousands of home-bound Thanksgiving weekend travellers in Michigan
DETROIT – Chilly winds and snow flurries are greeting thousands of Michigan travellers as they head home after spending the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.
Rolling Stones mark 50th anniversary with London concert; Mary J Blige, Jeff Beck to join
LONDON – The Rolling Stones are marking their 50th anniversary with a concert in London.
Macedonia: Minority marks Albanian independence
More than 1,000 ethnic Albanians marched in the capital of Macedonia on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Some politicians have opposed such celebrations, saying they could stoke ethnic tensions in Macedonia. Nigeria: 11 dead in suicide bombs at army church
At least 11 people were killed and about 30 injured when twin car bombs hit a Protestant church in a major military establishment in northcentral Nigeria, officials said Sunday, a month after a deadly church bombing in the same state.
Experts say Ireland should clarify abortion laws
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland should allow limited access to abortion by clarifying the conditions under which women can terminate pregnancies, experts have concluded in a report that will fuel a debate which has split the country and led to tensions within the coalition. Abortion was banned in all circumstances in overwhelmingly Catholic Ireland by a 1983 constitutional amendment, but when the ban was challenged in 1992 by a 14-year-old rape victim, the Supreme Court ruled a termination was permitted when the woman's life was at risk, including from suicide. … 
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