Global Week in Review: Guantanamo Hunger Strike Grows
Also, East Africa makes its mark at the London Marathon.
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Guantanamo Hunger Strike Grows - The number of detainees participating in a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay military prison has grown by 25, bringing the overall number of striking inmates to 77. The detainees are protesting because they have been held at the prison without charge or trial for nearly 11 years. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Haiti Names Airport After Hugo Chavez - Haiti announced plans to rename the Cap-Haitien International Airport after the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. A loan from the Venezuelan government funded the renovation of airport’s 17,500-foot runway. (Photo: REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Oscar Sosa/Handout)
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Maduro Sworn In - Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's president this weekend at a ceremony attended by a cast of international dignitaries including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo: AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)
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Kenya and Ethiopia Shine in London Marathon - Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo took the top spot among women at the London Marathon and in the men's race, Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede bested 2011 champion Emmanuel Mutai. Participants and spectators observed a 30-second silence in honor of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Brazil Punishes Police Over Prison Killings - A Brazilian court has sentenced 23 police officers to 156 years in jail each for the infamous killing of 111 inmates during a prison uprising in 1992. (Photo: REUTERS/Angelo Perosa/POOL)
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Ghana Recalls Condoms - Ghana is recalling more than 110 million Chinese-made condoms distributed for free as part of an HIV/AIDS prevention campaign after tests revealed they were defective."There are holes in them and … the condoms burst easily," a Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) spokesman told the BBC. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Another Day, Another Racist Rant - British Transport Police are on the heels of yet another London tube rider who launched a racist rant at a fellow rider. A YouTube video surfaced showing a woman shouting obscenities and saying, "If your country is so good, f*** off back there." (Photo: DailyMailNewsAmerica via Youtube)
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Hutu Refugees Fear Forced Return to Rwanda - Nearly two decades after fleeing their country, nearly 9,000 Rwandan Hutu refugees are preparing for their forced repatriation back to Rwanda and many say they fear reprisal attacks by Tutsis inside Rwanda. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Vassie)
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Nigeria Violence Kills Scores - Weekend fighting between the Nigerian military and Islamist militants in Northern Nigeria left nearly 185 people dead. A reported 2,000 homes were destroyed as a result. (Photo: AP Photo/Haruna Umar)
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Mandela at Midnight - Nelson Mandela’s grandsons Kweku and Ndaba Mandela stopped by New York’s Times Square this Friday to check out a video installation of the former South African leader’s speeches. The late-night event kicked off at 11:15 p.m. Friday and the public was invited to share their favorite Mandela quotes. (Photo: John Lamparski/WireImage)