South Africa has begun celebrations in honor of Nelson Mandela's 87th birthday. A torch, first lit in Mandela's former prison cell on Robben Island, will be carried across South Africa in an effort to raise awareness about HIV-Aids.

A 41-year-old man died after being attacked by an alligator in a Florida canal. According to witnesses, the alligator grabbed the man by his arm, resurfacing once before he died.

A 10-year-old boy is found dead, hanging from a tree after authorities believe he choked himself trying to get high while playing a bizarre "pass out" game. Dalton Eby is the second Idaho child killed in recent months as part of a game where an attempt is made to cut off the oxygen supply to the brain in order to achieve a high.

A 10-year-old boy is found dead, hanging from a tree after authorities believe he choked himself trying to get high while playing a bizarre "pass out" game. Dalton Eby is the second Idaho child killed in recent months as part of a game where an attempt is made to cut off the oxygen supply to the brain in order to achieve a high.

According to doctors, a Wisconsin couple's birth of identical triplets are a rare 15 million to one. Matthew and Christina Rowe had identical twin girls two years ago and now are adding identical triplet boys to the mix - an occurance that is extremely rare without the use of fertility drugs.