Africa
Villagers welcome Mandela home
THE scene is set for world icon Nelson Mandela to finally be put to rest in his home village after 10 days of international mourning.
Mandela to be buried today
THE kings and chiefs of South Africa's Thembu tribe are preparing to tell their ancestors to make room for a new arrival, Chief Nelson Mandela.
Tutu will now attend Mandela funeral
DESMOND Tutu will attend Nelson Mandela's funeral after all, after earlier cancelling his trip because he was not invited to his old friend's burial.
600 dead as violence grips nation
MORE than 600 people have been killed in sectarian violence tearing though the Central African Republic in the past week, the UN says.
Dalai Lama 'misses friend Mandela'
THE Dalai Lama has opened up on his sadness at losing his friend Nelson Mandela, and called on people to "follow his spirit".
Will Mandela's other home be forgotten?
AS THE world's eyes turn to the village of Qunu where Nelson Mandela will be buried on Sunday, another small community is feeling left out.
Desperate crush to glimpse Mandela
HUNDREDS of South Africans have pushed their way past a police cordon in a bid to see Nelson Mandela's body in the final moments of lying in state.
Interpreter had 'schizophrenic episode'
THE man branded a "fake" and a "fraud" by the deaf community has spoken out, claiming illness was responsible for his gibberish sign language at the Mandela memorial.
Nelson Mandela's first great victory
THE story of South African woman Edith Ndlovu shows Nelson Mandela's first great victory: convincing other black people that apartheid was wrong.
Bubonic plague kills more villagers
NEARLY 40 people have been killed in a Madagascar village hit by a deadly outbreak of the bubonic plague.
Grenade hurled at British tourists
ATTACKER hurled a grenade at British tourists in Kenya but it failed to explode, in a rare attack targeting tourists who are key to the economy.
The real story behind the Obama selfie
THE man who took the picture of US President Barack Obama posing for a 'selfie' at Nelson Mandela's memorial has told the real story behind the shot.
Singing for Mandela as body moves
NELSON Mandela's casket made its journey through Pretoria, arriving to where he will lie in state for three days as people sang for him.
Tutu's home robbed while at memorial
BURGLARS broke into the Cape Town home of South African peace icon Desmond Tutu when he was away speaking at Nelson Mandela's memorial.
Man says survival wasn't black magic
HE SURVIVED three days in a sunken tugboat but now Harrison Okene is being asked if he used black magic to survive as he vows never to go to sea again.
Trial highlights 'homophobe-in-chief'
THE trial of a retired British man in Uganda has again thrown the spotlight on country's "homophobe-in-chief", Pastor Solomon Male.
Seeing Mandela's body brings sadness
SEEING Nelson Mandela in death, it didn’t seem quite real. He looked remarkably young for his 95 years.
Westgate Mall: The explosive truth
WE were told it was a three-day battle against 15 terrorists. Instead, the Kenyan mall fight lasted six hours and there were only four gunmen. And that's not all...
Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Castro
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama shook hands with Raul Castro, leader of long-time Cold War foe Cuba, at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.
Obama poses for Mandela memorial selfie
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has attracted criticism after posing for a 'selfie' at Nelson Mandela's memorial.
Pollie photoshops himself with Mandela
ONE Kenyan politician wasn't going to let the fact that he had never met Nelson Mandela get in the way of posting a picture of the two together.
Mandela - the pain behind the smile
NELSON Mandela knew the best way to help others see your character is by how you appear. Richard Stengel remembers a man who always made a good impression.
Obama to lead tributes at Mandela service
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will give the lead tribute by a foreign dignitary at the State Memorial Service for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
Jail for 'rape victim', journalists
A SOMALI court has sentenced to jail a woman who said she was raped and two journalists who broadcast her story.
Leaders fly in for Mandela funeral
JOHANNESBURG goes into lockdown as the world's leaders descend on the memorial service for Nelson Mandela at a 94,000-capacity soccer stadium.
Soweto's growth is Mandela's legacy
THERE is no question Soweto has risen from the squalor, even gentrified in parts. Residents attribute this directly to Nelson Mandela.
Dalai Lama to miss Mandela funeral
The Dalai Lama will not attend memorial services for Nelson Mandela in South Africa, after being denied a visa twice before.
After Mandela, do we need another hero?
FOR millions around the world Nelson Mandela's death meant the loss of one of the world's great heroes. But what are heroes and why do we need them?
Day of prayer for lost Mandela
SOUTH Africans are gathering in churches, mosques, temples and synagogues to remember Nelson Mandela.
'The pillar of the family is gone'
NELSON Mandela's family has spoken of their "grave sadness" as a grieving South Africa prepares to host a unique gathering of world leaders for his funeral.
Candlelight vigils burn for Mandela
SOUTH Africans will have 10 days of mourning before Nelson Mandela's funeral as thousands continue to pay tribute to "the father of the nation".
A nation united again - in mourning
BLACK or white, rich or poor, everyone in South Africa feels the loss of Nelson Mandela so deeply, he has managed even in death to bring people together.
The full Nelson: former PM reflects
FORMER PM Malcolm Fraser reflects on the Nelson Mandela he knew: the quiet revolutionary and cricket enthusiast whose legacy is still changing the world.
South Africa's long goodbye to Madiba
SOUTH Africa will remain a country in mourning until Nelson Mandela's funeral and burial on December 15.
Freed Mandela changed the world
WITH his right fist raised in triumphant salute, Nelson Mandela walked free from jail holding the hand of his then-wife Winnie in a memorable photo.
Our slow awakening to apartheid
IT took a sporting outrage, rather than an atrocity against black Africans, to raise full international awareness of apartheid.
Nelson Mandela's personal letters
REVERED as a colossus by millions, an archive of poignant letters, notes and diary entries from his prison years reveal Nelson Mandela's inner turmoil.
The girl who broke Mandela's heart
HE said meeting her was like being struck by a thunderbolt. But Nelson Mandela's love for wife Winnie would cause him the greatest pain.
The Nelson Mandela I knew
THE Advertiser's Anthony Johnson was the journalist granted Nelson Mandela's final interview. Here he reflects on the great man's extraordinary legacy.
Australia remembers 'great' man
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has added his voice to a tsunami of tributes to Nelson Mandela shortly after the news of his passing.
Fawcett auction items sell for $200,000
Sun Dec 15 22:06:12 EST 2013 PERSONAL items belonging to late actress Farrah Fawcett, including her iconic red swimsuit and passport, have fetched $US200,000 at auction.
Aussie held over alleged arson in Thailand
Sun Dec 15 19:16:15 EST 2013 AN Australian man has allegedly attacked a Thai man and set fire to three motorbikes in a dispute over the bike he rented.
Red-suited revellers hit NY bars
Sun Dec 15 18:33:43 EST 2013 THE costumed New York pub crawl known as SantaCon has seen thousands of red suited revellers partying in bars and the snowy streets.
Eight more dead in Bangladesh riots
Sun Dec 15 18:30:50 EST 2013 BANGLADESH police say Islamist supporters torched houses and fought running street battles with officers in towns and cities during a third day of unrest.
Son search ends in Lockerbie grief
Sun Dec 15 14:54:40 EST 2013 A US mother discovers the son she gave up for adoption died in the Lockerbie bombing just after his 21st birthday.
Mexico first for kidnappings
Sun Dec 15 13:30:45 EST 2013 THE security company Control Risk said 20 per cent of all kidnappings worldwide in the first half of 2013 occurred in Mexico.
Snowstorms in US
Sun Dec 15 12:18:15 EST 2013 A PRE-CHRISTMAS winter storm has blanketed a wide swath of the US northeast with a picturesque white layer of snow but caused travel chaos.
Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea
Sun Dec 15 11:53:39 EST 2013 THE operator of a Finnish ferry that became stuck on rocks in the Baltic Sea says none of the almost 2000 passengers and crew on board have been injured.
Workout 'cuts festive food damage'
Sun Dec 15 11:19:14 EST 2013 RESEARCH shows just a few days of eating too much at Christmas and exercising too little can cause long-term effects on the body.
Protein may aid cancer treatment
Sun Dec 15 10:47:52 EST 2013 RESEARCH in the UK has raised hopes there may soon be available a vaccine to combat prostate cancer.
Macedonia mayor warns about air pollution
Sun Dec 15 10:03:15 EST 2013 SKOPJE'S mayor has warned pregnant women, children, the chronically ill and elderly people to stay at home because of air pollution.
90 UN peacekeepers died this year
Sun Dec 15 09:39:15 EST 2013 THE UN says 90 UN peacekeepers have died on the job this year while working at one of 15 missions.
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