NELSON MANDELA

South African gold medalist, Caster Semenya, made headlines in August after breaking world record in women's 800m and subsequently faced accusations of being a man.

France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, will sing in New York on Saturday to celebrate South African icon, Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday.

Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher led an emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson on Tuesday as the music world, the Jackson family and thousands of fans bade farewell to the King of Pop.

Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher led an emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson on Tuesday as the music world, the Jackson family and thousands of fans bade farewell to the King of Pop.

Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher led an emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson on Tuesday as the music world, the Jackson family and thousands of fans bade farewell to the King of Pop.

The public memorial service of Michael Jackson began at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Staples Center Los Angeles after Jackson's family and closest friends attended a gathering at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills on Tuesday morning.

Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet.

An Iranian exiled professor, Afshin Ellian wrote an open letter to the Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei saying that 'your regime is finished'. Here is the full test of his letter digested from the internet.

Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's fourth president since the end of apartheid on Saturday after he overcame corruption and sex scandals and reached the nation's highest office.

South Africans voted on Wednesday in an election that poses the toughest challenge to the African National Congress since the end of apartheid and could weaken its overwhelming dominance in parliament.

The decline of democracy in Zimbabwe should be a lesson to other southern African leaders, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said on Wednesday.

South Africa's most powerful labor group endorsed Jacob Zuma as the next leader of the ruling African National Congress on Thursday, aiming to nudge him into the presidency and the country towards socialism.

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh who arrived in South Africa on Saturday, will, during his four-day visit, discuss major UN reforms with the South African President Thabo Mbeki, besides signing a number of bilateral agreements on a wide range of subjects including one on preferential trade, investment and energy cooperation.

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