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Dalai Lama denied visa for South Africa peace conference

South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said.

Former Finland leader accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari Wednesday called on U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to "give high priority to the Middle East conflict in his first year in office."

Nelson Mandela celebrates 90th birthday

Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by doing something he had indicated he would not do again -- grant an interview to journalists.

Profile: Nelson Mandela's long walk

Former South African President Nelson Mandela toiled for 27 years in South African prisons before gaining his freedom and leading his nation from white minority rule to full democracy. In the process, he became an international symbol of strength and hope.

Apartheid-era police guilty of attempted murder of activist

A hardline police minister in South Africa's apartheid era and four police officers received suspended prison sentences on Friday after pleading guilty to attempting to murder a leading black activist in 1989.

De Klerk told Mandela: Timing of release not negotiable

Frederik Willem de Klerk -- the last leader of white South Africa and the man who turned his back on decades of entrenched racism to bring an end to apartheid -- lights up with excitement when he describes his historic decision to free Nelson Mandela from prison after 27 years.

Newsmaker: Nelson Mandela

Former South African President Nelson Mandela toiled for 27 years in South African prisons before gaining his freedom and leading his nation from white minority rule to full democracy. In the process, he became an international symbol of strength and hope.

S. Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day'

South Africa is throwing a $13 million party to celebrate its first decade of freedom after the end of apartheid.

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