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Haiti Reeling From Hunger Caused by Hurricane Sandy - A study released last week showed that Haitians are suffering widespread hunger following Hurricane Sandy and other storms that hit the embattled island during an unusually active storm season.  (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Nelson Mandela Hospitalized for Lung Infection - South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests. President Jacob Zuma told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health.   (Photo: AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

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John Mahama Wins Ghana Election - After a national vote Friday, incumbent John Mahama was declared the winner of Ghana’s presidential election. Mahama took 50.7 percent of votes, with opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo taking 47.74 percent.  (Photo: AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

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Zimbabwe Seizes Former White Minority Leader’s Farm - Zimabawe leader Robert Mugabe authorized the seizure of former white minority leader Ian Smith’s farm last week. Smith led the predominantly white government of Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known before Mugabe took office. Mugabe has come under fire for his policy of redistributing the country’s white-owned land, which began in 2000. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Former Officer Calls Out Racism at the World Bank - A scathing report from a former staff relations officer at the World Bank blasted the body’s institutional policies. The report claims that a pervasive culture of racism affected everything from international development to internal human rights policies. (Photo: Courtesy of ARM Radio)

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African Leader Aims for Mali Mission in Early 2013 - U.N.-mandated African forces could intervene early next year to dislodge al-Qaeda affiliates from their new stronghold in northern Mali, Ivory Coast's president said Wednesday.  (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Penney)

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Cuba Bans Reggaeton - Cuba has announced plans to ban reggaeton music from radio and television in an effort to preserve the country’s musical integrity and crack down on vulgarity. Reggaeton is described as a fusion of Jamaican dancehall, Caribbean salsa and Latin hip hop.(Photo: CUBA-REGGAETON REUTERS/Claudia Daut/Files)

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British Police Try to Identify Man Who Fell From Plane - U.K. police are attempting to identify a man who fell from the undercarriage of a plane as it landed at Heathrow Airport Sunday. A computerized image of the man, who is believed to be from Angola, is circulating in the wake of the bizarre incident. Authorities believe the man climbed into the wheel base or cargo hold of the plane as a stowaway. (Photo: AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)

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Palestine Asks for Aid - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas appealed to Arab nations to help with the new $100 million budgetary shortfall Palestine faces. Israel revoked the funds in light of U.N. recognition of Palestinian claims to statehood. (Photo: AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

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Egypt’s Opposition Calls for More Protests - Egypt's opposition party is pushing for renewed protests after President Mohammed Morsi asked the army to help secure a constitutional referendum. (Photo: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Jamaica Gets First Patois Bible - The U.K.-based Bible Society is releasing in Jamaica print and audio CD versions of the first patois translation of the New Testament, or "Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment."  (Photo: AP Photo/David McFadden)

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Syria Worries About Being Framed - Syria has accused the U.S. of attempting to frame the country for using chemical weapons. "The U.S. administration has consistently worked over the past year to launch a campaign of allegations on the possibility that Syria could use chemical weapons during the current crisis," the Foreign Ministry wrote in letters to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported. (Photo: AP Photo/SANA)