World Lens — Week in Review: May 1

U.S. proposes sanctions for Sudan, South Sudan and more.

U.S. Draft Proposes Sanctions for Sudan, South Sudan - The United States circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Thursday proposing sanctions for both Sudan and South Sudan if they refuse to comply with the African Union’s plans for peace. Also last week, the president of newly independent South Sudan told China's president that attacks by rival Sudan amount to a declaration of war on his country.(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)
Gun Laws Around the World  - In light of President Obama’s recent $500 million plan to reduce gun violence by tightening restrictions on background checks and placing bans on certain types of assault weapons, BET.com takes a look at how other countries regulate firearms. — Naeesa Aziz     (Photo: REUTERS/Hans Deryk)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2012/041/Global/043012-global-nigeria-church-attack.jpgFormer Liberian President Taylor Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity - Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia and onetime powerful warlord, was found guilty of crimes against civilians in Sierra Leone during that nation’s civil war in the 1990s. (Photo: PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)

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U.S. Draft Proposes Sanctions for Sudan, South Sudan - The United States circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Thursday proposing sanctions for both Sudan and South Sudan if they refuse to comply with the African Union’s plans for peace. Also last week, the president of newly independent South Sudan told China's president that attacks by rival Sudan amount to a declaration of war on his country.(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

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