* Democrats retain Senate majority, Republicans keep House * President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the U.S. economy to score a clear victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Americans chose to stick with a divided government in Washington, by

International lenders resume bailout talks with Cyprus on Friday, authorities said, in an attempt to secure badly needed financial aid by the end of the year for an island exposed to Greece's debt meltdown. A team representing the lenders, known as the troika, would arrive on Thursday and talks would resume on Friday, Cypriot government

President Barack Obama rolled to re-election and a second term in the White House on Tuesday with a victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney as the Democrat overcame deep doubts about his handling of the U.S. economy. Romney, closeted with advisers in Boston, did not immediately concede defeat because of questions about whether Obama had

Storm-weary residents across the New York and New Jersey area encountered confusion and long lines as they went to cast ballots in the presidential election on Tuesday, and regional officials began scrambling to prepare for a new weather threat due as early as Wednesday. With the wounds of superstorm Sandy still far from healed and

Common visible signs of aging may not just be a vanity or employment problem. They may also be a harbinger of heart disease. In a large, long-term study, people who displayed three to four signs of aging, such as receding hairlines at the temples, baldness at the crown of the hear, earlobe creases or yellow

New York City's parks and beaches will be closed at noon on Wednesday for at least 24 hours as a new storm system approaches just over a week after superstorm Sandy devastated the region with widespread flooding and wind damage, the mayor said on Tuesday. "We just don't need to send our first responders into

Courtney Meppen-Walters, who is being investigated for causing death by reckless driving, was a surprise name on the Manchester City team sheet for their Champions League group game against Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday. Meppen-Walters, 18, has not appeared in any first-team fixture to date but was included as a substitute by manager Roberto Mancini. In

A Conservative MP who called British Prime Minister David Cameron and finance minister George Osborne "arrogant posh boys" has been suspended from the ruling party after deciding to take part in a reality television show in the Australian jungle. Nadine Dorries, who this year publicly raised the possibility that rebels could call a vote of