Slideshow: World mourns Nelson Mandela

An image of late South African President Nelson Mandela is projected on the facade of Paris town...
An image of late South African President Nelson Mandela is projected on the facade of Paris town hall. Photo by Reuters
People flock to the late leader Nelson Mandela's Houghton home to lay down flowers and messages...
People flock to the late leader Nelson Mandela's Houghton home to lay down flowers and messages in Johannesburg. Photo by Reuters
The Cuban flag flies at half mast in Revolution Square, Havana, in honor of South Africa's former...
The Cuban flag flies at half mast in Revolution Square, Havana, in honor of South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela. Photo by Cuba
A family light candles among tributes and flowers for South Africa's former president Nelson...
A family light candles among tributes and flowers for South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela at South Africa's High Commission in London. Photo by Reuters
Visitors from around KwaZulu-Natal pay their respects to former President Nelson Mandela at the...
Visitors from around KwaZulu-Natal pay their respects to former President Nelson Mandela at the Mandela Capture Site outside Howick. Mandela was arrested at the site in 1962, and faced charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Photo by Reuters
A woman with a Nelson Mandela t-shirt and badges sings and dances along with others in front of...
A woman with a Nelson Mandela t-shirt and badges sings and dances along with others in front of the Town Hall in Cape Town. Photo by Reuters
Schoolchildren hold candles and portraits of former South African President Nelson Mandela during...
Schoolchildren hold candles and portraits of former South African President Nelson Mandela during a prayer ceremony at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Photo by Reuters
Women walk past a sand sculpture paying tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela...
Women walk past a sand sculpture paying tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela created by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, at Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Photo by Reuters
A placard depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela hangs on a barbed wire during...
A placard depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela hangs on a barbed wire during clashes at a weekly demonstration against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Bilin. Photo by Reuters

People around the world are mourning the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Mandela died at his Johannesburg home after a long illness.

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