Africans salute Yasser Arafat
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African leaders have expressed their sadness at the death of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. South Africa&#39;s President Thabo Mbeki said Mr Arafat&#39;s life was defined by unflinching sacrifice for his cause.
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Mahmoud Abbas, who is expected to win the Jan. 9 elections to succeed Yasir Arafat as Palestinian president, praised Mr. Arafat&#39;s legacy today in a speech marking the
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The United Nations has accorded Yasser Arafat honors as a head of state, holding a tribute in the General Assembly and flying the flag at half staff.
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PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas marked the end of 40 days of mourning Tuesday with lavish praise for the &quot;eternal&quot; Yasser Arafat, vowing the former Palestinian Authority (PA) president would one day be buried in his beloved Jerusalem.
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The Vatican has praised Yasser Arafat as a charismatic leader who struggled to win independence for his people, and repeated its support of a sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel.
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Mahmoud Abbas, favourite to become the new Palestinian president, is given a hero's welcome in Gaza.
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French President Jacques Chirac, confirming Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, has hailed the Palestinian leader as a man of courage and conviction who embodied the Palestinian struggle for a state.
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Earlier, in Cairo, presidents, kings and potentates from across the Arab world and beyond paid their last respects to the Palestinian leader.
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The body of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has arrived in Cairo from Paris for a military funeral which presidents and other dignitaries from around the world are due to attend.
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Africa may be seen by the rest of the  world as a continent dogged by war and poverty, but Africans  themselves are fiercely proud of their homeland, a survey  conducted by British broadcaster the BBC showed on Monday.
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The somber official end to mourning for Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of optimism in the Middle East after his death.
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The body of late Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat arrived in Cairo from Paris on Thursday for a  military funeral which presidents and other dignitaries from  around the world are due to attend.
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Yasser Arafat was remembered in Canada on Thursday as a Palestinian leader who made great strides for his people or as a man whose death may bring a new chance for peace in the war-torn area.
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I must start by thanking the French government and people for honoring President Yasser Arafat who spent his last days in their hospitality.
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South Korea sent condolences on the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Thursday, praising him as a leader dedicated to peace in the Middle East.
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In much of what we laughingly call the &quot;civilized world,&quot; the death of arch-terrorist and murderer Yasser Arafat was mourned with the usual solemnity given to a distinguished head of state.
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Britain honored Nelson Mandela on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa's first black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.