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Details: Written by EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press; Published: 24 September 2018

Tributes to Mandela began with the unveiling of a $1.8 million statue of the world's most famous political prisoner

Details: Written by Krista Mahr, Associated Press; Published: 23 August 2018

In this file photo dated Monday, Oct 30 2017, a bumper sign calls for the end of farm killings in South Africa, during a blockade of a freeway in Midvaal, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Trump says his administration will be looking into the "large scale killing of farmers". Experts say the attacks reflect the country's generally high crime rate.

Details: Written by FRANCIS KOKUTSE and JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2018

Nobel Peace Prize winner was a tireless advocate for peace who radiated "genuine kindness, warmth and brilliance in all he did"

Details: Written by By BARRY HATTON and VALERIO NICOLOSI, Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2018

(AP Photo/Javier Fergo)

Country’s new center-left Socialist government made fair treatment for migrants a priority

Details: Written by CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press; Published: 30 July 2018

A seriously flawed process could signal more stagnation for Zimbabwe

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Details: Written by EMILIANO RODRIGUEZ MEGA, Associated Press; Published: 17 July 2018

The latest discovery of a dozen small moons brings the total to 79

Details: Written by Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press; Published: 17 July 2018

Former U.S. President Barack Obama, left, delivers his speech at the 16th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

He attacked "strongman politics," saying that "those in power seek to undermine every institution ... that gives democracy meaning"

Details: Written by JONATHAN LEMIRE, JILL COLVIN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press; Published: 16 July 2018

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘I don't see any reason why Russia would interfere in the 2016 election,’ Trump said after summit

Details: Written by KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA and STEPHEN WRIGHT, Associated Press; Published: 10 July 2018

Peoples celebrate after evacuation in Chiang Rai. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

"It's hope and faith that has brought us this success."

Details: Written by Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey and Josh Lederman, Associated Press; Published: 10 June 2018

Police officers patrol the premises of the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Sunday, June 10, 2018, ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un huddled with their advisers in luxury Singapore hotels less than half a mile apart

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