World Lens — Week in Review: April 24
Kenyans win London Marathon and Walmart has Mexico woes.
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Kenyans Sweep London Marathon - Just months ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany sprinted to victory at the London Marathon Sunday. Kipsang, the second-fastest marathon runner ever, won the 26.2-mile race for the first time, and Keitany defended her title, winning in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 37 seconds.(Photo: REUTERS/Eddie Keogh )
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Video Circulates of Girl Being Raped in S. Africa - At least seven men and boys were arrested on charges of kidnapping and rape after video emerged last week of them raping a 17-year-old girl said to have the mental capacity of a 5-year-old after she was reported missing four weeks ago in the sprawling South African township of Soweto.(Photo: Courtesy The South African Sun)
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Shelling Hits Hama, Syria; More U.N. Monitors Expected - At least 42 people were killed Monday in Syria as heavy shelling hit the city of Hama. The attacks came just days after the U.N. Security Council voted to send as many as 300 observers to monitor the tenuous cease-fire.(Photo: AP Photo)
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Massive Water Resource Exists Under Africa - Scientists discovered a vast reservoir of groundwater lying under the African continent. According to the survey, the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface. If tapped, the resource could help millions skirt hunger and loss of livelihood brought on by drought.(Photo: AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA)
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Egyptian Protesters Return to Cairo's Tahrir Square - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, site of the Arab Spring protests, to demonstrate against continuing military rule. The first presidential poll since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power last year is due to be held next month. Many were angered at the transitional government's decision to disqualify certain candidates from the upcoming election.(Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Uganda Protesters Strip to Fight Sexual Assault - A group of women protesters in Uganda bared their bras in protest of the alleged sexual assault of a high-profile female opposition politician by Ugandan police.Video surfaced showing an officer squeezing the breast of Ingrid Turinawe of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) during her arrest ahead of a rally last week.(Photo: Courtesy BBC News)
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U.S. Embassy in Kenya Issues Terror Warning - The U.S. embassy in Kenya has issued a terror warning to its citizens in the country, warning them of a possible attack on Nairobi hotels and prominent Kenyan government buildings. The embassy stated that it received "credible information" on which to base the warning although the timing of a possible attack is unknown.(Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)
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Egypt Scraps Israel Gas Supply Deal - Egypt's state-owned gas company scrapped plans to supply Israel with 40 percent of its natural gas at lower than market prices after claiming it has not been paid by an intermediary company tasked with selling the gas to Israel.(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
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Socialist Francois Hollande Takes Lead in French Elections - France’s Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande won the most votes in the first round of voting that put him into a runoff with conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. This is the first time since 1981 that a sitting president has come in second in first-round votes.(Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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Black Lawmakers Back Africa Trade Bill to Create Jobs - Black lawmakers, government officials and stakeholders held a hearing Tuesday to discuss a new bill that would help create jobs in America while bolstering African economies. Co-sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (D-California) and authored by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois), the Increasing American Jobs through Greater Exports to Africa Act intends to assist in increasing U.S. exports to Africa by 200 percent within the next 10 years by helping to reduce barriers to trade.(Photo: Courtesy karenbass.house.gov)
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Guyana Gets Millions to Sustain Rainforest - Guyana’s Prime Minister Sam Hinds announced that the country has received more than a quarter of the $250 million promised to it by the government of Norway for its part in protecting the Amazon rainforest from degradation and deforestation(Photo: REUTERS/James Akena)