Thousands filed past the casket of Nelson Mandela to pay their respects to the former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Thousands filed past the casket of Nelson Mandela to pay their ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) Celebrating one of his personal heroes, President Barack Obama praised Nelson Mandela as the last great liberator of the 20th century, urging the world to carry on his legacy by ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nearly 100 foreign leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans are expected to gather at a Soweto soccer stadium Tuesday to pay their last respects to former President Nelson ...

People danced and swayed to music under a sea of colorful rain umbrellas as crowds gathered at a huge soccer stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela. We're also ...

President Barrack Obama gestures as he speaks on stage during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, ...

US President Barack Obama looks out the window from the cell where Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid legend, was once jailed on Robben Island, on June 30, 2013. Paying homage to the 94-year-old former ...

The statue from sculptor Alan B Herriot will stand in the city's Nelson Mandela Place, having been chosen from a shortlist last year.

Prince Harry will join almost 2,000 people who are due to gather at the abbey for a memorial service to the late leader's life and work today. Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy president of the ...