Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has cancelled travel plans for the rest of the year so he can undergo new treatment for prostate cancer, it has been announced.

SuperValu’s decision not to sell Israeli carrots evokes memories of the Dunnes Stores strike relating to apartheid from 30 years ago, writes Ryle Dwyer

The president of South Africa has led tributes to Nelson Mandela, describing him as a “beacon of hope”, as the anti-apartheid hero was laid to rest in a family plot.

Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu will join scores of dignitaries from around the world tomorrow for the funeral of Nelson Mandela.

Desmond Tutu will not be attending Nelson Mandela’s funeral because he did not receive credentials to do so, a spokesman for the retired archbishop has said.

Former archbishop Desmond Tutu’s home was robbed while he was away at the Mandela memorial.

Former president Mary Robinson has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela as a man “who lived the values he talked about”.

South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela yesterday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted that the anti-apartheid hero’s death would make the nation vulnerable again to racial and social tensions.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu had his Twitter account briefly suspended for “aggressively following” other users, just hours after it was launched.

Nelson Mandela is in critical but stable condition, the South African government said, while a close friend said the anti-apartheid leader was conscious and responsive earlier this week.

Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has warned the Mandela family to end a bitter feud over his burial site.

Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death”, South African court documents show.

Nelson Mandela remains in a serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital with a recurring lung infection.

TV naturalist David Attenborough has warned that human beings have become a “plague on the Earth”.

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela will probably spend Christmas Day in a hospital because his doctors want to be satisfied his health has improved satisfactorily before sending him home, a South African media outlet reported.

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela will probably spend Christmas Day in hospital, it has been reported.

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he is praying for a prompt recovery for former leader Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for more than two weeks.

Forest Whitaker is set to play Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 'The Archbishop and the Antichrist'.

IRISH trio Barry King, Sam Barry and Amy Bowtell yesterday nailed down places in the final round of qualifying in their respective ITF events in Glasgow.

NOBEL peace laureate Desmond Tutu is to retire from public life later this year when he turns 79.

Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu is to retire from public life later this year when he turns 79.

Anger was mounting throughout the US today regarding a law cracking down on illegal immigration in Arizona.

A “HUMBLED” US President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize yesterday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and co-operation rather than unilateralism.

The spirits of hundreds of schoolchildren were lifted today as Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited one of the country's biggest regeneration projects.

IRISH people should count their blessings and put their economic woes in perspective, according to Nobel Laureate and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has urged Irish people to put our current economic difficulties into perspective.

A Zimbabwean human rights activist missing for three weeks was taken to court accused, according to state media, of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe.

South Africa’s finance minister resigned along with most leading Cabinet members today in the wake of president Thabo Mbeki’s departure.

Security was tightened around San Francisco today as officials prepared for massive protests against China’s crackdown in Tibet during the Olympic torch’s only North American stop on its journey to Beijing.

The leading US diplomat for Africa is in Kenya today to encourage a peaceful resolution after a disputed presidential election sparked days of deadly riots.

Kenya’s embattled opposition vowed to stage another day of rallies today, setting the scene for more violence amid a political deadlock between the president and his chief rival.

Kenya’s deadlocked political leaders were today urged to work together to end the tribal violence sweeping the country.

Riot police in Kenya fired tear gas and water cannons today to beat back surging crowds of rock-throwing opposition protesters who took to the streets for a cancelled rally.

Former US President Jimmy Carter was involved in a public row with officials who tried to stop him meeting Darfur refugees today.

The international community appealed to Burma’s military leaders today not to crack down on the tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators taking to its streets.

Nelson Mandela has celebrated his 89th birthday today with a star-studded football match and the launch of a humanitarian campaign, joined by former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other elders of the global village.

A South African-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission may not work in the North, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said today.

Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu today lambasted African silence about the brutal treatment of democracy activists in Zimbabwe.

Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu today said Israel has refused him permission to lead a fact-finding mission to investigate Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Israel has blocked a UN fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip that was to be led by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, officials said today.

Israel appears to be dragging its feet over a fact-finding mission that was to be led by Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to the Gaza Strip.

NOBEL peace laureate Desmond Tutu, the conscience of South Africa, turns 75 today — his acerbic tongue and irrepressible humour as sharp as during his anti-apartheid crusades.

Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu turns 75 tomorrow – his acerbic tongue and irrepressible humour as sharp as during his anti-apartheid crusades.