Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress, was arrested by South African police. For decades afterwards, rumors circulated that the authorities had been working on a tip-off provided ...

A portrait of Margaret Thatcher by the Scottish artist Anne Mackintosh has sold for £42,000 at auction.

A portrait of Margaret Thatcher by the Scottish artist Anne Mackintosh has sold for £42,000 at auction. The oil canvas from the late Prime Minister’s personal collection was her favourite painting of ...

Nelson Mandela came to be considered one of the great global figures of his age, but for decades he was a prisoner in his own country. Branded a terrorist by South Africa’s white authorities, as well ...