Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in for a third term after being re-elected in a vote in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
New York - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an early end to the Syrian crisis, while expressing concern for the deterioration of the conflict in the passing year of 2013.
Pretoria – A 21-gun salute and a fly-past by SANDF aircraft have signalled the official unveiling of the statue of the late former President Nelson Mandela.
Johannesburg - As the crowds of mourners begin to swell at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto, operations are smooth and orderly.
Ankara – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay will represent Turkey at the Memorial Service for former President Nelson Mandela, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
Havana - Cuban leader Raul Castro will be attending the funeral of former President Nelson Mandela slated for December 15.
Georgetown (Guyana) - The chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government, Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago), will represent the community at the official state memorial service for Madiba on Tuesday.
Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will leave for South Africa today to attend the official memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela.
Islamabad - Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain has left for South Africa to attend the funeral of former President Nelson Mandela, who passed away on 5 December at the age of 95.
New York - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to travel to South Africa on Sunday to attend the official memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela, a UN spokesman said on Saturday.
