nelson mandela

Read his lips. "I am very sorry, it's the situation I found myself in," Thamsanqa Jantjie told a South African newspaper about the fake sign interpretation he gave while special guests spoke at Nelson Mandela's memorial. Jantjie claims to be a schizophrenic and told authorities he had "an attack" while on stage...

President Barack Obama says Nelson Mandela earned his place in history through struggle, shrewdness, persistence and faith. Obama is eulogizing the former South African president at a memorial service in Johannesburg. He's comparing Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr...

Maya Angelou, who first met Nelson Mandela in the early 1960s, praised him as a great man worthy of comparison to another icon she knew _ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.       ``Our planet has lost a friend,'' Angelou said Friday during a telephone interview with The Associated Press. She...

The President and First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to South Africa next week to pay tribute to the late Nelson Mandela.  That will include participation in memorial events for the former South African president and anti-apartheid champion.  M...

Massachusetts' top political figures are mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.       Gov. Deval Patrick called the anti-apartheid leader ``a remarkable and inspiring example of resilience, persistence, determination and grace, in his time and for all time.'' ...

Former South African president and human rights champion Nelson Mandela is dead at the age of 95.  South African president Jacob Zuma made the announcement in a statement to his people today.  He said the country will mourn the passing of one of the country's heroes.  Z...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is said to be on his "death bed." Mandela's family says he's putting up a courageous fight. The 95-year-old has been battling a recurring lung infection for nearly three months. The South African presidency calls his condition critical, but stable...