World leaders bowed and prayed Wednesday before the flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela, having a final look at the anti-apartheid icon in the amphitheater where he was sworn in ...

The people who walked in a long line past the casket of Nelson Mandela today in Pretoria, South Africa, include NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton. She's been covering the funeral ceremonies for the former ...

Nelson Mandela was buried in his childhood village of Qunu, South Africa, on Sunday, ending the journey of the singular man who went from prisoner to president and revolutionized South Africa.