Mexican army burns crops of huge marijuana farm in Baja California
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) —Hundreds of Mexican soldiers have finished burning thousands of plants at a massive marijuana plantation discovered last week in Baja California.
The Mexican government has called the 300-acre (120 hectare) marijuana field the biggest such plantation ever found in the country.
The field had escaped detection for several months in part because it was covered by shade cloth.
 
Nelson Mandela celebrates 93rd birthday in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela spent his 93rd birthday with friends and relatives in his hometown, as South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid icon with song and community service projects.
Millions of schoolchildren began their day by singing “Happy Birthday,” leading worldwide chorus of birthday wishes.
President Obama called Mandela “a beacon for the global community, and for all who work for democracy, justice and