Palestinian leaders on Friday drew on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a high-profile supporter of their cause, likening his fight against apartheid to their own struggle to end Israeli occupation. Tributes to the late South African leader, whose death…
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People view and place tributes at a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square in London December 6, 2013. (Toby Melville/REUTERS) Reporting contributed by Christa Case Bryant in Jerusalem, Scott Peterson in Tehran,…
Signs of HIV have returned in two American men who appeared to have briefly eradicated the virus after bone marrow transplants for cancer, US doctors said Friday. Experts said the discovery is a disappointment to efforts to find a cure for the human…
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Nelson Mandela took power in South Africa, on Thursday mourned the death of a “champion for human dignity and freedom”. “Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its…
The widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pledged Friday to challenge a French inquiry which found his death to have been from natural causes, rather than poison as Palestinians suspect. “A request for further expert opinion will be submitted in…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Nelson Mandela was “a giant for justice” whose “selfless struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom” inspired many people around the world. http://news.sky.com/story/1178430/nelson-mandela-dies-president-confirms…
What the world is saying about the death of Nelson Mandela: World leaders — US President Barack Obama: “He achieved more than could be expected of any man.” — South African President Jacob Zuma: “Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have…
Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for “forging a new South Africa” and said he hoped his example would inspire the nation to strive for “justice and the common good”. Francis praised the “steadfast commitment…
India on Friday declared five days of national mourning for South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who was hailed as a “true Gandhian” and a “great friend” by the country’s leaders. The Indian flag will be flown at half mast across the country…
President Obama addressed the nation on the death of Nelson Mandela.