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,…
Outside Nelson Mandela’s former home in Soweto, South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid leader through song and dance. They also mourned his death with flowers and candles outside the Johannesburg home where he died. (Dec. 6)
South African President Jacob Zuma has laid out the schedule of formal events to honor Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95. Mandela will be buried on December 15 at his rural home in Qunu. (Dec. 6)
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…
The world on Friday grappled with the loss of South Africa’s beloved Nelson Mandela, a towering figure of the 20th century who inspired millions across the globe with his struggle for equality. Mandela’s Rainbow Nation awoke to a future without its…
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…
AFP IS CLOSING THE LIVE REPORT ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA, the South African anti-apartheid hero beloved as a global symbol of peace and forgiveness and the father of the “Rainbow Nation”. 0245 GMT: F.W de Klerk, the former South African president…