From Yahoo! Finance, “According to a new survey by McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union, one-third of couples lie, disagree, or cover up when it comes to holiday spending. The credit union queried a diverse group of American couples about their holiday shopping habits using the ABC comedy “Modern Family” as a...

The National Post reports, “A man who provided sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a “fake,” the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa said on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) The scandal over the...

The Telegraph reports, “An Australian state MP and his partner will become the first gay couple to wed   in Australia at 12.01am on Saturday after travelling 2200 miles to the  nation’s capital to marry outside Parliament House . Stephen Dawson, 38, a Labor MP from Western Australia, will marry his...

From MotherJones, “The European manufacturer of an emergency contraceptive pill identical to Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, will warn women that the drug is completely ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds and begins to lose effectiveness in women who weigh more than 165 pounds.”...

The Bachelor, Juan Pablo is in hot water after calling gays “pervert.” (Image: Craig Sjodin/ABC) He apologized after explaining what he meant to say was that they were “more affectionate and intense,” blaming English being his second language as the cause for the miscommunication. Some critics are raising their eyebrows pointing...

CBC News reports, “The six million Syrian refugees who are displaced by the deadly civil war are ill-equipped for the winter, but conditions in the refugee camps are unlikely to improve any time soon, says a Syrian-Canadian doctor. (Photo: CBC News) Last week, a powerful Mediterranean storm dumped snow in...

Via CTV News, “South Africa’s “greatest son” and one of the most beloved leaders of the 20th  century, Nelson Mandela, died Thursday at the age of 95. A sombre South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela’s death in a  television address. “Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people...

“A group of young priests in Italy have thrown tradition to the wind and posed for a calendar that reportedly aims to inform people about the Vatican. “The 12-page document contains black and white images of smiling seminarians in various locations in Rome as well as a few pages of...

Yesterday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favour of the European Union’s ban on imported seal products- a huge WIN for those against the Canadian seal hunt, which is still legal in Canada. “Many high-profile Canadian and international stars such as Sarah McLachlan, Pamela Anderson, Sir Paul McCartney, Leonardo DiCaprio,...