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Obama Urges Kenya to Reject Violence During Election - In a special video message, President Obama urged citizens in Kenya to reject violence ahead of next month's national elections. (Photo: United States Government)

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U.K. Takes Step Toward Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage - A majority of British lawmakers voted in favor of same sex-marrige, clearing the first hurdle on the way to full legalization. Prime Minister David Cameron is leading the charge in favor of legalization calling gay marriage, "an important step forward for our country."

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South African Farm Workers Win - After South Africa's farm workers staged violent strikes, the country’s labor minister announced a new minimum wage — raising the daily rate from 69 rand ($7.80) to 105 rand (about $12). (Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings)

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U.K. Woman Charged for Racist Hospital Rant - A U.K. woman will have to appear in court over a racist rant she unleashed on two students from Nigeria and Spain, sitting in a hospital waiting room.After asking the students where they were from, the woman shouted, "You're coming over here and you're pleading poverty. We are paying taxes you a------s and we are going down in this crisis." (Photo: Courtesy dailymail.co.uk)

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Meeting of the Minds on Mali - European Union officials announced a meeting of representatives from international organizations and about 45 countries will take place in Brussels to coordinate efforts to stabilize the West African nation of Mali.  (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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U.K. Man to Sue Virgin Atlantic for Racial Discrimination - British citizen Max Kpakio is suing Virgin Atlantic for racial discrimination after the company rejected his application for employment at a call center. Kpakio says that after his application was rejected, he applied for the same job using a typical British name and was invited for an interview. (Photo: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

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Kofi Annan Tackles Drug Trafficking in West Africa - Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan launched a commission to tackle drug trafficking in West Africa as the region increasingly becomes a stopover point for cocaine and marijuana shipments from the Americas to Europe. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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France Deems Mali Mission a Success - French officials called the Mali intervention a success, after taking control of Kidal, the last rebel stronghold in the region.  (Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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South African Billionaire to Give Away Half His Money - Patrice Motsepe, South Africa’s only Black billionaire, says his family will give away half of its money to charity. Motsepe is the fourth-richest man in South Africa and the eighth richest on the continent according to Forbes. (Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann /Landov)

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Al-Shabab Returns to Twitter - After a previous shutdown just two weeks ago, Somalia's militant group al-Shabab has opened a new Twitter account in English. The group’s previous account was shut down after it announced the group’s plan to kill a French hostage.  (Photo: REUTERS/AU-UN IST Photo/Tobin Jones/Handout)

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Gambians Get a Day Off - The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh announced that public sector workers in the country now have Fridays off. Jammeh said the shorter week will give Gambians more time to “pray, socialize and tend to fields.”  (Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

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Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Speaks Out - Pakistani 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai released her first video statement since she was shot by the Taliban and told supporters she remains defiant in arguing for girls' education. (Photo: AP Photo/Queen Elizabeth Hospital, File)

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M23 Eyes March Peace Deal - Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels said they expect to sign a peace deal with the government by March that will bring their 10-month revolt to an end.  (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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France Protecting Niger Uranium Mine - Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou confirmed that French special forces are protecting one of the country's biggest uranium mines after the recent hostage crisis in Algeria.   (Photo: Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

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Fidel Castro Votes in Cuban Election - The 86-year-old Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance in Havana to cast his ballot in the parliamentary election. Castro reportedly spent up to an hour gabbing with other voters and the media while at the polling place.  (Photo: AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)

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