In an unprecedented gesture, Barack Obama and Raúl Castro shook hands during Nelson Mandela's memorial. In Cuba, reactions are optimistic.
Patricia Rey Mallén
Dec 11, 2013
The AFP photographer who captured President Obama's now-infamous "funeral selfie" claims that Michelle Obama was never angry and rejects the notion that the president's behavior was inappropriate.
Thomas Barrabi
Dec 11, 2013
The Deaf Federation of South Africa claims the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was a "fake."
Charles Poladian
Dec 11, 2013
Conservative U.S. politicians have praised Nelson Mandela, but some of their supporters lobbed racial insults at the deceased South African president.
Eric Brown
Dec 10, 2013
A viral Internet rumor claims Michelle Obama made the president switch seats after he shared laughs with Denmark's prime minister at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.
Thomas Barrabi
Dec 10, 2013
Even President Obama takes a selfie every now and then. He snapped one alongside an unidentified woman and British Prime Minister David Cameron
Amethyst Tate
Dec 10, 2013
Obama and three former U.S. presidents were among the thousands who paid tribute to Nelson Mandela in Soweto, outside Johannesburg.
Peter Malbin
Dec 10, 2013
Dozens of world leaders appeared at Nelson Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday to pay respects to South Africa's iconic leader.
Eric Brown
Dec 10, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the following speech at a memorial for former South African president Nelson Mandela at Johannesburg
Palash Ghosh
Dec 10, 2013
“It is hard to eulogize any man...how much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation towards justice,” President Obama said.
Amrutha Gayathri
Dec 10, 2013
Paris Hilton allegedly ordered two planes to send a tribute to Paul Walker, who tragically died on Nov. 30
Amethyst Tate
Dec 09, 2013
Dozens of world leaders plan to attend a memorial service for Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, but some prominent names won't be among them.
Eric Brown
Dec 09, 2013
An article on the Daily Currant has people wondering if Kanye West really said he's "the next Nelson Mandela."
Connor Adams Sheets
Dec 09, 2013
Just one day after Nelson Mandela's death, Rick Santorum publicly compares South Africa’s brutally repressive apartheid policy to Obamacare.
Eric Brown
Dec 06, 2013
Mandela helped a nation heal apartheid wounds. He also jump-started the country’s post-sanctions economy.
Angelo Young
Dec 06, 2013
In spreading a phony quote about Nelson Mandela, Twitter user @DeletedTweets inadvertently proved the powerful allure of the almighty screenshot.
Christopher Zara
Dec 06, 2013
Mandela had a long association with Indians and Indian people stretching back to his early days as an anti-apartheid activist.
Palash Ghosh
Dec 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela is remembered by Chinese politicians and dissenters, but for slightly different reasons.
Michelle FlorCruz
Dec 06, 2013
Before turning into an icon of national reconciliation, Nelson Mandela trained to wage war, in Ethiopia -- and left a deep legacy there.
Jacey Fortin
Dec 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela's death evokes memories and reflections for an expatriate South African.
Peter Malbin
Dec 06, 2013
Machel’s political ideologies were deeply influenced by her experience during her school years in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo.
Amrutha Gayathri
Dec 06, 2013
Political and public figures around the world have expressed grief over the loss of Nelson Mandela.
Treye Green
Dec 05, 2013