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African Union Names First Female Chair - The African Union named South African diplomat and doctor Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma the first female head of the African Union Commission. Dlamini-Zuma, 63, beat out incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon.  (Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)

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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela! - Former South African President Nelson Mandela will celebrate his 94th birthday on July 18, 2012. Mandela's birthday also marks an international day of service called Mandela Day which encourages everyone to complete 67 minutes of service in honor of the 67 years Mandela devoted his life to fighting for the rights of humanity.(Photo: AP/File)

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Ethiopian Journalist Jailed 18 Years for Terrorism - Ethiopia handed prominent journalist Eskinder Nega an 18-year jail term for publishing a column questioning the arrests of several journalists. (Photo: Courtesy Freeeskindernega.com)

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Nigeria Tanker Truck Fire Kills at Least 95 - Tragedy struck Nigeria's oil-rich delta Thursday as a truck carrying fuel veered off the road into a ditch, caught fire and exploded, killing at least 95 people who had rushed to the scene to scoop the spilled fuel.  (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)

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Mob Violence Victim Could Be First South African Saint - A movement is building in support of the sainthood of South African Benedict Daswa, who was killed as the result of mob violence in 1990. If the movement is a success, Daswa would be South Africa’s first saint. (Photo: AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

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Egyptian Kidnapper Releases American Hostages - A kidnapper who abducted two Americans visiting Egypt with a church group and threatened murder last week freed Rev. Michel Louis and Lisa Alphonse after Egyptian officials promised they would work on releasing his uncle from prison. (Photo: AP Photo)

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Cuba Copes With Cholera Outbreak - Cuban officials are struggling to contain a deadly outbreak of cholera that has claimed the lives of a reported 170 people as of this weekend.(Photo: Courtesy CNN)

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Syria Considers Use of Chemical Weapons - Highlighting a deadly escalation of tensions between the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the country’s opposition movement, a senior Syrian politician told the BBC this week that the regime would not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it is cornered by the opposition. (Photo: AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

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Mau Mau Have Their Day in Court - A group of elderly Kenyans who say they were tortured by U.K. colonial authorities during the Mau Mau uprising in the 1950s are at London’s High Court this week seeking an apology and damages from the British government.  (Photo: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mubarak to Return to Jail - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 84, has been ordered back to prison after reports show that his health has improved following the stroke he suffered last month.  (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

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Security Concerns Dog the London Olympics - Less than two weeks before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, security issues are taking center stage as a private contractor tasked with providing security for the games announced that it cannot provide the promised number of security personnel on time.  The British government is now scrambling to put an extra 3,500 military personnel on standby during the games.  (Photo: AP Photo/PA)

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A Tale of Two Sudans - Last week, the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir, met for the first time since the two countries came dangerously close to an armed conflict following a border dispute in April.  (Photo: AP Photo)

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Report: Relocated Haitians Living in Worse Conditions - Human-rights advocates report that the Hait­ian gov­ern­ment’s hous­ing pro­gram is not only not a durable or sus­tain­able solu­tion to Haiti’s tent-camp hous­ing cri­sis, but its relocation scheme is leaving displaced Haitians in worse conditions than faced following the 2010 earthquake.   (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)