Global Week in Review: Mandela Video Sparks Anger
Also, London’s Black police say racism is still rife.
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Mandela Video Fuels Rumors - After members of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress announced that Nelson Mandela was in "in good shape and in good spirits" following a visit to his home Monday, many expressed outrage after video from the visit to Mandela's home shows the 94-year-old icon with an unresponsive and vacant expression. (Photo: AP Photo/SABC TV)
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Cheetah Paws Botswana President Khama - Botswana’s President Ian Khama had to have the side of his face stitched up after he was scratched by a cheetah at an army barrack. (Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
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Bangladesh Winds Down Search for Survivors - Nearly 400 people were killed last week when a garment factory collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh. Reports say rescue crews are now using heavy machinery to remove wreckage at the site, suggesting the hunt for survivors is coming to an end. (Photo: AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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France Prosecutes Man for Anti-White Racism - On Friday, the trial of a 29-year-old accused of launching a racially motivated attack against a white man began in Paris, and the case is being backed by a leading anti-racism group in the country. French UMP political party head Jean-Francois Cope (pictured above) claims racism against whites is on the rise in France. (Photo: REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen)
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U.N. Votes to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Mali - The U.N. Security Council approved the creation of a 12,640-strong peacekeeping force that will be deployed to Mali in efforts to maintain gains made by French troops who intervened in the government’s fight against militant Islamist groups. (Photo: AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)
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France Legalizes Gay Marriage After Harsh Debate - French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. (Photo: AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
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Haiti Aid in Jeopardy Ahead of Hurricane Season - Despite the major donations received by Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake, organizations on the ground now say that money for essential programs has dried up and action is needed fast to help Haitians prepare for the 2013 hurricane season. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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London’s Black Police Officers Allege Racism - The organization representing London’s Black policemen and women say racism within city’s police force is still prevalent today despite reforms pledged nearly 10 years ago.“Institutional racism is … practice and procedures that bring about disproportionate outcomes for Black and minority ethnic communities and police personnel,” said chairman of the Metropolitan Police’s Black Police Association, Bevan Powell, according to The Voice. (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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Darfur to Host Soccer Tournament - The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations has confirmed that its 2013 Club Championships will take place in Darfur, Sudan, in June. Darfur was the epicenter of intense fighting between local rebels and government-sponsored militia, who were accused of carrying out a genocide against the people of Darfur. (Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
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Malaria Parasite Resistant to Popular Drug - Scientists say new drug-resistant strains of the parasite that causes malaria have been identified.(Photo: Paul Bertner/Getty Images)
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ICC Judge Withdraws From Kenyatta’s Case - A judge at the International Criminal Court has asked to be excused from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s crimes against humanity case after criticizing the conduct of the prosecution. (Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis)