World Lens — Week in Review: June 26

Didier Drogba wants to be like Beckham.

U.S. Warns of Mombasa Blast - The Kenyan tourist hub of Mombasa was jolted by a deadly grenade attack Sunday. One person was killled and several others were wounded in a hand grenade attack in a bar in Mombasa, Kenya, just one day after the U.S. embassy in Kenya issued a terrorism warning.The U.S. embassy statement said, "This is to alert all U.S. citizens in Kenya, or planning to travel to Kenya in the near future, that the U.S. embassy in Nairobi has received information of an imminent threat of a terrorist attack in Mombasa. (Photo: AP Photo)

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U.S. Warns of Mombasa Blast - The Kenyan tourist hub of Mombasa was jolted by a deadly grenade attack Sunday. One person was killled and several others were wounded in a hand grenade attack in a bar in Mombasa, Kenya, just one day after the U.S. embassy in Kenya issued a terrorism warning.The U.S. embassy statement said, "This is to alert all U.S. citizens in Kenya, or planning to travel to Kenya in the near future, that the U.S. embassy in Nairobi has received information of an imminent threat of a terrorist attack in Mombasa. (Photo: AP Photo)

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Key Immigration Provision - The Supreme Court ruled on a controversial immigration law from Arizona and upheld a provision that allows police to check the immigration status of people stopped and arrested.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Key Immigration Provision - The Supreme Court ruled on a controversial immigration law from Arizona and upheld a provision that allows police to check the immigration status of people stopped and arrested.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Saudi Arabia to Allow Women to Participate in Olympic Games - The Saudi Embassy in London said in a statement on Sunday that the kingdom will "oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games," the Associated Press reported. At this point, no women have qualified, but athletes in judo and in track and field are considered possibilities. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi Women Granted Olympic Access - After activists petitioned the International Olympic Committee to ban Saudi Arabia from the Summer 2012 games for its exclusion of women athletes, the country buckled under the pressure and announced it will allow Saudi women to take part in the Olympic Games for the first time in history. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Bend It Like Drogba? - Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba says he hopes his own celebrity will rise to the status of internationally famous footballer David Beckham’s as he prepares to move to China to play for Shanghai Shenhua.(Photo: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Bend It Like Drogba? - Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba says he hopes his own celebrity will rise to the status of internationally famous footballer David Beckham’s as he prepares to move to China to play for Shanghai Shenhua.(Photo: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Mubarak Stroke Scare - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak’s health took a turn for the worse last week after suffering a stroke, which required him to be kept alive by life support. The Egyptian public protested, calling for the swift selection of his successor, who came in the form of the first ever democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, on Sunday, June 24. (Photo: AP Photo/Mohammed al-Law, File)

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Mubarak Stroke Scare - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak’s health took a turn for the worse last week after suffering a stroke, which required him to be kept alive by life support. The Egyptian public protested, calling for the swift selection of his successor, who came in the form of the first ever democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, on Sunday, June 24. (Photo: AP Photo/Mohammed al-Law, File)

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Alice Walker Bans Hebrew Translation of The Color Purple - Earlier this month, author Alice Walker rejected the request of Israeli publisher Yediot Books to translate The Color Purple into Hebrew because she disagrees with how Israel treats Palestinians.  (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Ivory Coast to Aid Citizens Return From Israel - As Israel began the first of its planned mass deportations of undocumented African migrants, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with Israeli officials to pledge his support for the measure, promising that Ivory Coast would ensure its citizens are safely returned home. "We shall examine the list and return our citizens to their country and to their homeland in full cooperation with Israel," Ouattara said following the meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and parliamentary speaker Reuven Rivlin, according to AFP. (Photo: REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon)

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Ivory Coast to Aid Citizens Return From Israel - As Israel began the first of its planned mass deportations of undocumented African migrants, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with Israeli officials to pledge his support for the measure, promising that Ivory Coast would ensure its citizens are safely returned home. "We shall examine the list and return our citizens to their country and to their homeland in full cooperation with Israel," Ouattara said following the meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and parliamentary speaker Reuven Rivlin, according to AFP. (Photo: REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon)

Slavery: Here and Now - In honor of the United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Dec. 1, BET.com takes a look at the modern day slavery and the toll it takes on the human family. — Naeesa AzizThe International Labor Organization estimates that 21 million people are currently trapped in slavery, with almost every country on the planet affected. (Photo: REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta)

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U.S. Accuses Caricom Countries of Human Trafficking - The State Department’s 2012 Trafficking in Person’s Report lists Barbados, Haiti, Suriname, the Bahamas and Jamaica as Tier 2 Watch List countries whose governments do not fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards. (Photo: REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta )

Kenya Bans Maid From Traveling to the Middle East - Amid reports that Kenyan domestic workers employed in Middle Eastern countries are experiencing severe abuse at the hands of their employers, Kenya has stopped its citizens from seeking jobs in the Middle East. The foreign affairs ministry plans to vet all agents recruiting housekeepers and maids in the future.  (Photo: REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir)

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Kenya Bans Maid From Traveling to the Middle East - Amid reports that Kenyan domestic workers employed in Middle Eastern countries are experiencing severe abuse at the hands of their employers, Kenya has stopped its citizens from seeking jobs in the Middle East. The foreign affairs ministry plans to vet all agents recruiting housekeepers and maids in the future.  (Photo: REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir)

Liberia Sends Back Ivorians Suspected of Involvement in Border Attacks - Liberia has extradited 41 Ivorians for their alleged attempt to launch cross-border raids on Ivory Coast. The group is believed to be working on behalf of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who is facing charges for crimes against humanity in the Hague. (Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago)

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Liberia Sends Back Ivorians Suspected of Involvement in Border Attacks - Liberia has extradited 41 Ivorians for their alleged attempt to launch cross-border raids on Ivory Coast. The group is believed to be working on behalf of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who is facing charges for crimes against humanity in the Hague. (Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago)

Eurozone Crisis Cuts Aid - Although European countries such as Spain and Greece are certainly feeling the pinch of the European Union’s economic woes, the biggest losers, some say, are the countries that rely on Europe for life-saving aid. A new report by the aid watchdog Data says the Eurozone economic crisis is having an effect on aid disbursements to the world’s poorest countries, marked by an overall European aid decline of 1.5 percent.(Photo: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Eurozone Crisis Cuts Aid - Although European countries such as Spain and Greece are certainly feeling the pinch of the European Union’s economic woes, the biggest losers, some say, are the countries that rely on Europe for life-saving aid. A new report by the aid watchdog Data says the Eurozone economic crisis is having an effect on aid disbursements to the world’s poorest countries, marked by an overall European aid decline of 1.5 percent.(Photo: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)