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Girl power: Friends shot with Malala share her joy

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Malala Yousafszai wasn't alone when she was shot by the Taliban for having the temerity to demand an education. Two other...

Malala's improbable journey to Nobel Peace Prize

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Malala Yousafzai celebrated her Nobel Peace Prize where she always wished to be: in school. The Pakistani girl once shot by...

Desmond Tutu says he will attend Mandela funeral

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed course Saturday night and announced plans to attend the funeral of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela after...

Obama praises Mandela as ‘great liberator’

SOWETO, South Africa (NNPA) – President Barack Obama described Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black elected president, as “the last great liberator of the...

Mandela to be buried Dec. 15

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flags were lowered to half-staff across South Africa and people in Black townships, in upscale mostly White suburbs and in the...

World mourns Mandela, struggles to find the words

For most of the world, his name is synonymous with courage and perseverance. Leaders and citizens, athletes and artists remembered Nelson Mandela on Friday...

Corbett recalls Mandela as 'colossus of freedom'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's chief executive remembered former South African President Nelson Mandela on Thursday as "a colossus of freedom." Gov. Tom Corbett issued...

Gracious and tough, Mandela was fun to cover

NEW YORK (AP) — The thing about Nelson Mandela was that he made the rest of us want to be almost as noble as...

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