Nelson Mandela, Dead at 95

On the night of Thursday, December 5, 2013 Nelson Mandela died, at the age of ninety-five.

Born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, Umtata, South Africa, he came from a royal family.

In college, he studied law and quickly became involved in anti colonial politics.

Mandela was repeatedly arrested for sedition, until 1962 when he was arrested for conspiracy to overthrow the government.

That conviction saw him sent to jail for twenty-seven years.

Upon his release, he became the foremost negotiator with the government as apartheid was abolished.

Then, in 1994, he successfully ran for president, of South Africa, and served one term, refusing the second.

During his time as president, he is credited as doing much to bring peace and healing to the country.

Many South Africans call him the father of the nation.

Hurricane Force Storm Xaver Kills 2 in The UK and 1 in Denmark

Three people have been killed by Storm Xaver.

Two of the deaths occurred in the UK, while the third happened in Denmark.

With winds near one hundred and forty miles per hour, the storm is all but a hurricane.

The winds are responsible for all three deaths.

Debris on train tracks forced all train service to be shut down, on Thursday, in Scotland and northern England.

Xaver also brought storm surges and flooding.

Officials warned that this could be the worst storm in sixty years.

Hamburg, Germany is dealing with a direct hit from the storm, and will be doing so through Friday.

Across the region, hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled.

Suicide Attack on Hospital in Yemen Kills 52

Fifty-two people were killed when a suicide bomber struck a hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen.

The bomber drove his explosive filled car straight into the defense ministry's hospital.

One hundred and sixty-seven people were injured in the attack, nine of them seriously.

Seven of the dead were foreign medical personnel.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al Qaeda is the leading suspect.