The man accused of faking sign language while standing alongside world leaders like US President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela's memorial service says he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, has schizophrenia and has been violent in the past.
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JOHANNESBURG - Tens of thousands of South Africans have stood in line to view the body of Nelson Mandela lying in state for a second day at government buildings in Pretoria, amid continuing controversy about fake sign language seen at his memorial service.
NEW DELHI - The mother of an Indian man who fled Australia after killing a teenager while drunk and speeding has defended her son, saying "accidents happen all the time".
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II was "upset" that police officers deployed to Buckingham Palace were eating nuts left out as snacks, Britain's phone-hacking trial has heard.
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WASHINGTON - NASA has rushed to fix a breakdown in the cooling system at the International Space Station that may delay the launch next week of Orbital Sciences' first cargo mission.
LONDON - A man who survived the helicopter crash in the Scottish city of Glasgow last month has died in hospital of his injuries, bringing the death toll to 10.
SANAA - Yemeni state television has aired horrific images of an al-Qaeda-claimed assault on a defence ministry complex in Sanaa showing the assailants executing civilians and medics in cold blood.
