2013-12-06

Some shed tears whilst others expressed their grief in song and dance. Those gathered outside Nelson Mandela’s house in Houghton, Johannesburg have

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych met Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday. Yanukovych flew to Sochi, Russia on his way back from a state visit to

England have been drawn to face Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Roy Hodgson’s men open their

France say it’s UN-backed military operation is underway in the Central African Republic (CAR). The former French colony has slipped into chaos

The European Commission has fined a number of the world’s top banks a total of 1.7 billion euros for rigging financial benchmarks. Iceland is to

Increasing investment in health to save lives and boost economic growth is the aim of Global Health 2035. The report was launched by the African

South African President Jacob Zuma has announced that former president Nelson Mandela will be given a state funeral on Monday 15 December. His body

As South Africa reacts to Nelson Mandela’s death, people further afield have been reflecting on his political imprint across a continent. A man

Its hurricane force winds have toppled trees, torn open roofs and reeked havoc across northern Europe. In Poland, Storm Xaver killed three people

Global leaders have been paying tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela, following his death on December 5. Speaking at a

President Barack Obama will travel to South Africa next week to participate in memorial events for Nelson Mandela, the former South African president

Seconding workers abroad is a new form of social dumping in Europe, say the governments of Belgium, France and the Netherlands. EU employment

Nelson Mandela was a man who inspired people from all walks of life from all over the world. Here are some of his most famous quotes to

The 193-member U.N. General Assembly elected Jordan to the U.N. Security Council on Friday to replace Saudi Arabia, which rejected its two-year term

World champions Spain have been drawn in a World Cup 2014 group with Chile, Australia and Netherlands. Meanwhile hosts Brazil will play Cameroon

Local favourite Gyeong-Mi Jeong kept her composure to edge out Ukraine’s Victoria Turks in the final of the under 78 kilo category at the Jeju Grand

This edition of Learning World asks how immigrants can have equal access to education and integrate more easily into their new societies? Euronews

Journalist Bruce Whitfield from Johannesburg-based Talk Radio 702 is a Mandela expert: he met the former president and has, for the last 20 years

Samsung Electronics and Philips have announced that they were among the companies been raided by the EU on suspicion of breaking competition rules

The United States unemployment rate fell in November to a five-year low of 7 percent, beating economists’ expectations. The jobless rate dropped by

South Africa should host an Olympic Games to toast the achievements of Nelson Mandela, it’s been claimed. Sam Ramsamy, South Africa’s International

Some, who like Mandela were closely entwined with the struggle to end apartheid, have been paying tribute to the country’s iconic former leader

Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has ended a hunger strike after 12 days, Interfax news agency quoted her daughter, Yevgenia, as

Buenos Aires zoo welcomed its first Andean condor chick of the hatching season, the youngest member of an Argentine conservation programme to protect

Activists of a turtle protection project released several dozen turtles into the sea, in front of the resort where the FIFA World Cup is taking place.

He was a well-loved figure around the world. During the more than quarter-century that Mandela was jailed, his freedom became synonymous with his

Only hours before the death of Nelson Mandela was announced, the eagerly anticipated biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” opened in London in the

“Dirty Wars” follows investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill into the hidden world of America’s covert wars. What begins as a report on a deadly

This year’s Turner Prize, Britain’s most prestigious art award, has gone to a French-born artist. Laure Prouvost was the rank outsider from a

Nelson Mandela’s death was announced on Thursday at 23:45, South African time. On Friday, newspaper front pages around the world paid tribute. Here