Global Week in Review: Mali Militants Threaten France
Also, Black Brits fight to keep their history on the books.
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Mali Militants Threaten France - Mali’s militant Islamists threatened to launch terrorist attacks against France after the European nation began bombing Northern Mali in an attempt to rid the region of militants. (Photo: AP Photo/File)
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Zimbabwe to Give Free Cancer Treatment - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced the Zimbabwean government’s plan to provide free cancer treatment for citizens. (Photo: Alan Porritt-Pool/Getty Images)
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United States of East Africa? - The African Development Bank recently released a report advising a single East African currency for Common Market for East and Southern African (Comesa) countries. (Photo: Tiksa Negeri /LANDOV/REUTERS)
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Malema Misses His Friends - Former ANC Youth League president and outspoken activist Julius Malema told a local South African paper that his political career is costing him friends."We've seen friends vacillating. We've seen friends bowing to the pressure of the enemy,” he said. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/REUTERS/Files)
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Haiti Marks Three Years - The third anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake passed quietly as the country still struggles to rebuild and reform. The earthquake destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and over 300,000 Haitians are still without permanent shelter. (Photo: Frederic Dupoux/Getty Images)
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U.K. Teen Punches Woman Over “Smelly Nigerian” Slur - An argument in a London subway car led to a literal smack-down when a white woman insulted a Black teen, calling him a “smelly Nigerian.” After the insult, the teen lurched at the woman, claiming he was hit with a bottle. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Brother of Stephen Lawrence Files Harassment Complaint - Stuart Lawrence, brother of slain U.K. teen Stephen Lawrence, has filed a racial harassment complaint against London’s Metropolitan Police Service for the 25 random stops he says he has endured because of racial profiling. (Photo: OLIVIA HARRIS /LANDOV/REUTERS)
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President Obama Makes Moves on Immigration - President Obama plans to unveil a comprehensive immigration reform bill soon and word is that he will push Congress to move swiftly toward its approval. Part of Obama’s plan includes providing a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country. (Photo: John Raoux/AP Photo)
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U.K. Black History Mystery? - Rumors are swirling in the U.K. that the country’s Department of Education is planning to remove Black British heroes like Mary Seacole and Olaudah Equiano from history textbooks in favor of traditional white British figures. (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Brazil’s Indigenous Refuse to Move - Police in riot gear threatened to evict a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium over the weekend. The group includes men and women of about 10 ethnicities who have been squatting for years in a few homes they built on the site of an old Indian Museum.(Photo: Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
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Beijing’s Air Pollution Is Off the Charts - The Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center advised children and the elderly stay indoors, and that others avoid outdoor activities Sunday when air pollution reached record levels. (Photo: Stephen Shaver /LANDOV/UPI)
