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A statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been unveiled outside the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., the site where four protestors were arrested in 1984 - an event credited with spurring anti-apartheid sanctions

A day after gunmen stormed an upscale Nairobi shopping mall, spraying bullets and killing dozens, the terror isn't over. Kenya's National Disaster Operation Centre said on Sunday morning that an unknown number of hostages and their captors are

 The International Rugby Board has found fault with French referee Romaine Poite's decision to award the first of two yellow cards against Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis during Saturday's Rugby Championship test against New Zealand

 A South African performance artist , Steve Cohen was arrested in France and charged with sexual exhibitionism. Cohen was arrested this week after dancing in front of the Eiffel Tower with a live rooster attached to his private parts

 Zimbabwe's long-serving president has threatened to expel foreign-owned companies over what he said was the West's interference in the politics of the country he has led since 1980. Speaking to supporters at the funeral of a top military

 A Chinese zoo's supposed "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking. The zoo in the People's Park of Luohe, in the central province of Henan, replaced exotic exhibits with common

Official results show that President Robert Mugabe won a landslide victory in Zimbabwe's disputed election, as opponents vowed to challenge the poll which the United States said was not "credible". 89-year old Mugabe, appeared poised to

 A London court has ordered that honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani should be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for the murder of his new bride, Anni. The court said that it is satisfied that Dewani will receive the necessary

Twenty-four rhino horn worth 5.3 million dollars on the black market have been seized at Prague's International airport as part of a two-year long investigation. Czech customs officials say they've arrested 15 people in connection with the