Saboteurs

The centennial of Nelson Mandela's birthday finds his country free, independent and democratic but still struggling to reach his goal of social justice. Mandela's reputation is firm as one of the greatest world leaders of the 20th century, but his legacy also faces criticism for many of South Africa's current problems.

The statue of Nelson Mandela in London’s Parliament Square should be removed because the anti-apartheid leader was not British, did nothing for the UK, and was a violent terrorist, the far-right British National Party (BNP) has said.

The Turkish government has eased certain stringent state of emergency (SoE) rules ahead of a crucial vote in the Council of Europe demanding an urgent debate on the "functioning of democratic institutions" in Turkey.

The US Army's official website was hacked June 8 with messages denouncing Washington's training of rebel fighters inside Syria, but no data was stolen, officials said.

A phone app tracing the footsteps of Nelson Mandela was launched Wednesday in South Africa to encourage tourists to explore his life story, 25 years after his release from prison.
      

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group suspected to be linked with the Al-Assad regime in Syria, claim that they have broke into e-mails of Turkish government agencies, about two years ago.

A Syrian hacker group suspected to be linked with the al-Assad regime says it broke into e-mails of Turkish goverment agencies two years ago in retaliation for Turkey's downing of a Syrian helicopter Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) have said they hacked scores of email accounts, including ones belonging to the Turkish government, but waited for the right time to reveal them

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed that it has hacked scores of e-mail accounts, including the accounts of the Turkish Presidency, Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry and Air Forces.

Friends and family of Nelson Mandela laid wreaths Dec. 5 at a bronze statue of the late statesman to mark the anniversary of his death.

Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, recalled the former president's last moments, saying he was at peace and surrounded by family. Mandela died last Dec. 5 after a long illness at the age of 95.

A collection of unusual items signed by anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela are to go under the hammer on Thursday, on the eve of the former South African president's birthday.