Former president Nelson Mandela has been in good spirits and making progress, says doctors.
Thousands of people hush their chatter in Seville’s Duque Plaza. A cloud of incense is the only sign of what approaches.
It has been a difficult week for South Africa following the death of 13 soldiers at the Central African Republic.
Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his world record in the 150-meter street race.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is back in training after injury.
British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in ‘Withnail and I’ and the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 65.
Pope Francis has prepared for his first Good Friday observances culminating in a torch-lit procession at Rome’s Colosseum.
Ousted Central African Republic President François Bozizé has requested exile in the tiny West African nation of Benin.
Banks have opened for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions still in place on how much money their clients can access.
A Montenegrin warlord has been jailed for 45 years for murder, rape and torture of non-Serb civilians in Sarajevo in the Bosnian war.