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Obama hails Mandela inspiration in South Africa…
US President Barack Obama has praised Nelson Mandela as "an inspiration to the world", during his visit to South Africa. He was speaking in the executive capital, Pretoria, after talks with President…
South Africa’s Mandela…
By Peroshni Govender and Jeff Mason PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG | Fri Jun 28, 2013 (Reuters) - South Africa's ailing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is doing much better in hospital, his ex-wife Winnie…
Analysis: Syria peace conference: Don’t hold…
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS | Fri Jun 28, 2013 (Reuters) - How deep is the divide separating Russia and the United States on Syria? A photo from the recent G8 summit in Northern Ireland says…
Nelson Mandela: Tribal Leaders Told To Prepare For…
Nelson Mandela was put on life support Wednesday, with tribal leaders in South Africa reportedly being told to prepare for the death of the former president. Leaders from Mandela’s tribe, including…
Mandela still critical, Zuma cancels Mozambique…
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG | Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:29pm EDT (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma canceled a trip to neighboring Mozambique on Thursday, intensifying speculation about a…
Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United…
(Reuters) - A former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by Washington on espionage charges appeared on Wednesday to be still in hiding at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and the national airline said he…
German election puts Europe ambitions on ice
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS | Tue Jun 25, 2013 (Reuters) - For the best part of a year, the minds of European policymakers have focused on one overriding issue - banking union. By establishing stricter…
South Africans resigned over Critical Mandela
By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG | Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:53am EDT (Reuters) - South Africans adopted a mood of somber resignation on Monday to the inevitability of saying goodbye to former president Nelson…
Judge blocks audio expert testimony in Trayvon…
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida | Sat Jun 22, 2013 (Reuters) - Two voice identification experts who suggested that unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin screamed for help before he was shot and…
Brazils president pledges to hold dialogue with…
By Brian Winter and Jeferson Ribeiro SAO PAULO/BRASILIA | Sat Jun 22, (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping…
Caribbean youths invited to US president first…
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Ahead of the 39th G8 Summit held at Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland, president of the United States, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama visited Belfast’s…
One million march across Brazil in biggest…
By Paulo Prada and Maria Carolina Marcello RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA | Thursday 20,2013 (Reuters) - An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country's…
U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday:…
(Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.…
New British visa rules said to be tearing families…
LONDON, England, Wednesday June 19, 2013 – A group of British MPs and peers have claimed in a report that new migration rules for people from outside the European Union are "tearing British families…
Russia Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Golovnina ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland | Tue Jun 18, 2013 (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian…