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An official from the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned says rabbits killed to control an infestation will be fed to the poor.
A new self-serving book by a central African president lists Nelson Mandela as the writer of the glowing foreword, but South Africa's iconic leader says he never wrote those words or even read the tome, and his foundation vowed to take action.
Former President Nelson Mandela has congratulated South African runner Caster Semenya, whose dramatic improvement, deep voice and muscular build have sparked questions about her gender.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't want to break the link with anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
Police say an officer guarding former President Nelson Mandela's home shot and killed himself outside the anti-apartheid leader's Johannesburg house Saturday.
Former President Nelson Mandela launched the fifth specialist children's hospital in Africa Friday, saying it was badly needed on a continent where millions who do not live to see their fifth birthday.
A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall.
Nelson Mandela's fans celebrated the anti-apartheid icon's 91st birthday Saturday by emulating him with good deeds, reading to the blind, distributing blankets to the homeless or refurbishing homes for AIDS orphans.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will sing at a birthday celebration for Nelson Mandela in New York in her first public concert since she married France's president.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is calling for people to celebrate his birthday in the service of others.
The global economic crisis can be an opportunity for positive social change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said Saturday during a speech honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela has distanced himself from a London exhibition of disputed lithographs bearing his signature, his lawyer said Friday.
President Jacob Zuma invoked the legacy of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday as he urged South Africans to pull together in a time of national and global uncertainty.
Jacob Zuma took power Saturday in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, pledging to Nelson Mandela and the nation to renew the spirit of commitment and hope of South Africa's first black presidency.
JOHANNESBURG — A frail, 90-year-old Nelson Mandela struggled to the stage Sunday at the ANC's last rally before South Africa's election, making a surprise appearance to the cheers of 100,000 supporters while countrymen watched on national TV.
Nelson Mandela's humble former home reopened to the public Thursday after a painstaking restoration to celebrate the life and preserve the legacy of South Africa's first black president.
Nelson Mandela's surprise appearance at a campaign rally does not mean the 90-year-old former president is coming out of retirement, his office said Friday.
On the day that he made history, Barack Obama got some heartfelt praise from Nelson Mandela.
South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who won international acclaim as one of the few white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racist rule, died Thursday. She was 91.
A well-known emigre South African writer has unleashed his pen against crime and corruption in his homeland in a U.S. magazine, prompting a rebuke from Nelson Mandela's office.
Robben Island, the wind-swept site where Nelson Mandela spent so many years in jail, has been home to thousands of lepers and political prisoners. But now it's struggling to cope with its latest inhabitants — rabbits.
Nelson Mandela called for unity in South Africa's governing party at a rally marking his 90th birthday Saturday, saying the African National Congress was responsible for making him the person he is today.
Highlights from Nelson Mandela's interview Friday with reporters at his 90th birthday celebration:
QUNU, South Africa — Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration Saturday as presidents, village elders and African royalty joined him for a festive luncheon on his rural homestead.
Gardeners mowed the lawn outside the tiny museum honoring local hero Nelson Mandela on Thursday, while a work crew laid new tarmac on the road outside his house and a school choir rehearsed a song they created especially for him.
Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu have a problem - white people like themFormer president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu have a problem - white people like them. This "invalidates" them, in the same way that, for every white person who supports Free State University rector Jonathan Jansen, "he loses 100 blacks".
President Obama didn't choose himself for peace prize It was just a small reminder that we live in interesting times in regards to the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize last week and almost nobody thought to congratulate the guy! As my mother would say: "Where are your manners?"
EDITORIAL: A Nobel for nothing. By THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Sunday, October 11, 2009This award was so disproportionate to Mr. Obama's achievements that it weakens him; it casts a glaring spotlight on his utter lack of accomplishments. The timing is awkward, coming on the heels of Mr.
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious of the Nobel awards and is most sought after in the world.
Birther Orly Taitz Compares Self To Mandela, Wants Judge Tried For Treason excerpt: ""In an interview with TPM just now, Birther evangelist Orly Taitz fired back at Clay Land, the U.S.
Archbishop Tutu to Haaretz: Arabs paying for Germany's crimes | International Solidarity Movement"The lesson that Israel must learn from the Holocaust is that it can never get security through fences, walls and guns," Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa told Haaretz Thursday. Commenting on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement in Germany Thursday …
Two Queens students essay contest finalists, travel to South Africa to meet Nelson Mandela Twelve city public school students - including two from Queens - had a school trip of a lifetime when they flew to Johannesburg recently to meet former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Fox News goes 10 for 10!Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? …
South Africa's continental footprintJacob Zuma, who will be formally elected president of South Africa by the parliament on Wednesday, is a larger-than-life figure.
South Africa needs viable oppositionAs South Africa prepares to go to the polls this week, it is clear if the country is going to turn into a mature, liberal democracy, it needs a strong opposition rooted in the nation's black majority. ++ Although still small, new opposition parties have been formed.
High Commissioner for Human Rights at the National Human Rights CommissionI am very pleased to be with you today and to share some thoughts on the occasion of my first visit to India as High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Five minutes with: Jesse Jackson - BBC video reportIn an ongoing series for the BBC News website, celebrities and news-makers get grilled in exactly five minutes by Matthew Stadlen.
Mandela and His WomenAn insight into Mandela's life that is not known to many, about his 3 wives and why the relationships did not work out.
Arianna Huffington: Take the Steering Wheel out of Geithner's HandsIt might seem extraordinary to be calling for the resignation or demotion of President Obama's point man on our financial system.
The Big Question: Who are the Elders, and can they do anything to resolve world crises?The political and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe has dropped off the news agenda in recent months, as events there have stagnated and reverted to the deeply depressing status quo.
Elders pressure MDC to enter Zimbabwe governmentZimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change should enter a unity government with Robert Mugabe to protect the country from a humanitarian disaster, the global statesmen of the Elders and the South African government have said.
Zimbabwe refuses entry to Carter, AnnanFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe had been refused entry to the impoverished African country.
Defending the right to mock and disdain Muslims is far from the only battle this Jutland based newspaper has taken upon them to fight. A competitor in the Danish media has been reading their back issues.
EU Defies China to Award Prize to Hu Jia Chinese political activist wins Freedom of Thought award.
Hold the red carpet: amid the euphoria, states find their own reasons for doubtNever before has one country's election been followed so closely around the world, and if there had ever been any doubt whose side the rest of the world was on it would have been drowned out by the cheering on most of the planet's television screens.
My new friend Tammy sent the pictures that she took and I have to say that even her little camera revealed the awesome scale of that memorable night which I can never forget. I have never been in a crowd so large in my life as I have a fear of being among too many people.
If Obama wins, the election will be nation's most historicIf Barack Obama wins tomorrow, it will be this country's most historic election.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Kenya set to get truth commissionKenya's parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights abuses since independence in 1963. The Break From Hammurabic Laws
It must have been the most awesome sight standing at a podium trying to take in the exciting and enthusiastic presence of over 80,000 people who were there just for you, who were shouting your name continuously and who believed that you were the man of the moment and of the White …
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