SOUTH AFRICA - Thousands celebrate Semenya's return home
JOHANNESBURG (AP): Several thousand fans sang and danced at the airport yesterday in support of Caster Semenya as the runner, who is undergoing gender testing after her 800-metre win at the world championships, returned home to South Africa....

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NEW YORK (AP): Home prices across most of the US have started to rise from the depths of the housing slump, a pivotal trend that will help stabilise the broader economy, according to new figures released yesterday.