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Established in 2009, day is meant to encourage South Africans to emulate Mandela's humanitarian legacy and recognize decades he spent fighting apartheid
President, parent to two teenage daughters, hung out out with Malia, 17, and Sasha, 14, in New York for weekend
Drivers and passengers had no choice but to abandon their cars as flames hopscotched down freeway, destroying 20 vehicles, several of which exploded in fireballs
Expedition led by a Duke marine scientist finds previously unknown wreck in mile-deep waters on July 12 using underwater robot and a manned submarine
Authorities announce work to begin July 27 in a garbage landfill in sprawling mountainside slum known as Comuna 13 in western Medellin
Prosecutor's office announces investigation; it's apparently first time Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been linked to a criminal investigation
Emma Didlake, now 110, was a 38-year-old wife and mother of 5 when she signed up for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943
Deal seen as crucial for once-in-a-generation leadership transition underway at Samsung, which has accelerated since patriarch Lee Kun-hee, 73, suffered heart attack earlier this year
Temperatures above 51 degrees Celsius, as well as Ramadan, holy month when many Muslims go from sunrise to sunset without food or water, is recipe for some serious problems
James Holmes' verdict comes nearly three years to the day of the shootings that killed 12 people at an Aurora movie theater
Six months after Oscars featured an all-white cast of acting nominees, TV's Emmy Awards poised to show its big-screen Hollywood sibling how diversity is achieved
While investigations continue, there is little official word on who or what caused the demise of the Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board
Last month, UN committee accrediting NGOs rejected application of Washington-based Freedom Now, which works to free prisoners of conscience around the world
Tenzin Delek died in prison while serving life sentence for what human rights groups say were false charges of financing, supporting a series of terrorist bombings, secession activities
His foundation thanks the public for the support it has received since he was admitted to hospital
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Jeb Bush are building mammoth political operations to power them through the primary contests next year
1976 Olympic decathlon champion accepts Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs award show while urging acceptance for others who are transgender.
Unprecedented social media updates come on heels of moves toward re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Havana, Washington
But more acreage doesn't mean Colombia is top cocaine producer; much of Peru's crop is higher yielding
They offer only mild criticism, perhaps not wanting to be seen going against public sentiment — or siding with Israel's PM
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