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Millions of South Africans are celebrating the 93rd birthday of the former president Nelson Mandela.Mandela Day, was inaugurated in 2009 on Nelson Mandela's birthday, 18 July, and declared an international day by the United Nations in November 2009. Mandela Day was inspired by a call made by this world icon for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world's social injustices. Mandela turns 93 years of age on 18 July.

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More than 30 nations, including the United States, on Friday declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime is no longer legitimate and formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the legitimate government until a new interim authority is created.

A report from the U.S. Pentagon has confirmed that a cyber attack against one of its defence contractors, allowed a group of as yet unidentified hackers to steal 24,000 government files.

A Peruvian ex-army officer known as the "Butcher of the Andes" and accused of killing 69 peasants in the 1980s, has been extradited to Peru from the United States to face charges, police said.

Activist have accused Syrian security forces of killing seven protesters in the capital Damascus, Idlib province and Deraa on Friday, as they fired live ammunition while hundreds of thousands of demonstrators poured onto the country's streets.

News corp confirmed today that Tom Mockridge would replace Rebekah Woods as CEO of News International following her resignation.

Rebekah Brooks has finally resigned as chief executive of News International, following weeks of dyer scandal involving phone hacking.

Recent reports that the therapy clinic co-owned by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann offers "ex-gay" therapy are raising questions about the Tea Party darling's chances of winning the Republican presidential electoral bid, but could also surprisingly tarnish President Obama's image.

Despite claiming that Gaddafi is preparing to leave for now several weeks, NATO and other leaders meeting in Istanbul are considering proposals that allow for a peaceful resolution to the conflict without the Libyan leader's unconditional surrender or flight.

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A volcano in central Indonesia has sent thousands of residents fleeing from their homes as it spit lava and ash high into the air.Following the scare, one woman died of a heart attack, but no other casualties were reported.

An Arab League decision to ask the UN to recognize a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines would not serve the peace process, the US said on Thursday.

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The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, sent an emergency response team to rural southern Sudan in May to try and assess a mysterious illness seen in children in the region. But despite their preparation, most of the doctors and scientists said they were deeply affected by their first encounter with 'nodding syndrome'. "Actually seeing it out in the community was overwhelming and distressing," Bunga, a member of the U.S team told reporters. "The ...

Afghan government officials on Thursday accused NATO of killing six civilians, including an 11-year-old girl, during a military operation targeting the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network.

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Satellite images show mass graves following recent fighting in Sudan, a campaign group set up by Hollywood star George Clooney says.

The Arab League will submit to the United Nations a request for recognition of a Palestinian state, Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi said on Thursday in Doha.The Arab peace initiative committee "has decided to submit a call to the member states of the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state," Arabi told a news conference after a meeting of the committee in the Qatari capital, the AFP reported.It would "move to present a request for full membership of a Palestinian state ...

Inmates in Ugandan prisons are subject to brutal compulsory labour, frequent violence, miserable overcrowding, and disease, Human Rights Watch said today in a report examining conditions in 16 prisons throughout the country.

Statue of first man in Space unveiled in London

A suicide bomber has killed three people at a Kandahar mosque during a memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghan president's brother who was assassinated last week.

Despite criticism and a rise in domestic public discontent, President Barack Obama is proving he's still a force to be reckoned with by raising a record-shattering $86 million for his re-election campaign from April to June, exceeding a $60 million quarterly target and easily eclipsing all Republican challengers.

The situation in Libya will be the first item on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's packed agenda during her latest around-the-world diplomatic tour, it appears.

Carrying on its AntiSec campain Anonymous hackers have taken down the websites of HB Gary, Rootkit and the International Revenue Code.

After Sarah Palin's interview with Newsweek last weekend, speculation has intensified that she's ready to throw her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for the right to challenge President Obama for the White House.

Investigators probing Wednesday's bomb blasts in Mumbai which killed at least 18 and injured 131 are zeroing in on the likely involvement of the Indian Mujahideen, a domestic terrorist group.

The Agricultural biotech company Monsanto today confirmed that its network had fallen victim to a cyber attack from the hacker collective Anonymous.