BREAKING NEWS

South Africa: Mandela still in stable but critical condition

Former South AfricanPresident Nelson Mandela, who was hospitalized for nearly threemonths earlier this year with a lung infection, remains instable but critical condition, the government said on Monday.
"The health of the former President remains much the same... which is stable but critical," the government said in astatement, adding that the 95-year-old continued to respond totreatment.