The world remembers Mandela...........

Global leaders arrive in South Africa as 100,000 gather in Soweto for historic memorial service An unprecedented gathering of world leaders has come together in Johannesburg to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at a memorial service for the former president of South Africa, five days after he died at the age of 95. The ceremony at the FNB Stadium, the country's largest arena, started an hour late in the pouring rain after dignitaries and members of the public were filing in to the premises for hours. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president of the ruling ANC party who opened the proceedings, said: 'In our tradition, when it rains when you are buried, your gods are welcoming you to heaven.' Barack Obama arrived almost an hour after the ceremony started, but was greeted with rapturous applause by the crowd - in stark contrast to South African president Jacob Zuma, was loudly booed whenever he appeared on the stadium's big screen. He was given a prominent role in the memorial service for the former South African president - but may face awkward moments if he comes face to face with controversial leaders such as Raul Castro of Cuba and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.