News Headlines - 07 December 2013

▽Obama, Bush, Clinton to attend Mandela services

President Obama will travel to South Africa next week to attend services for Nelson Mandela, the White House said Friday.

▽U.S. war veteran released by North Korea returns home | Reuters

An 85-year-old Korean War veteran held for more than a month by North Korea as a war criminal arrived in San Francisco on Saturday to be reunited with his family North Korea detained Merrill E. Newman for crimes it accused him of committing during the conflict six decades ago as a member of the U.S. special forces. He was released for humanitarian reasons after he apologized, the country's state news agency said.

▽Video: Officials apologises for severe delays at UK airports - Telegraph

National Air Traffic Service Operations Manager, Juliet Kennedy, has apologised for any inconveniance caused following a "software problem" which has resulted in severe delays at many airports in the UK and Ireland

▽BBC News - Prince's South Pole race 'suspended'

Prince Harry and his fellow competitors will no longer race to the South Pole because of safety concerns, the charity Walking With The Wounded has confirmed.

▽BBC Sport - David Moyes: Manchester United manager thankful for home support

Not an awful lot is going David Moyes's way at the moment so you can understand why the Manchester United manager is grateful that many of his team's fans remain on his side.