Global Week in Review: World Markets Celebrate Fiscal Cliff Deal
Congress’ deal brings worldwide smiles and more.
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World Markets Celebrate Fiscal Cliff Deal - Global financial markets rose Wednesday after Congress reached a deal on the fiscal cliff, postponing $110 billion in immediate budget cuts. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Detained Nigerian Newspaper Journalists Released - Officials say two Nigerian journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a week by the nation's secret police over stories about a radical Islamist sect and alleged military abuses. (Photo: Akintunde Akinleye/REUTERS/LANDOV)
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Ivory Coast Mourns Stampede Victims - A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and teenagers — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. (Photo: Emanuel Ekra/AP Photo)
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Mandela’s Granddaughter: Stop Death Rumors - Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zaziwe Manaway says Madiba is at home, doing well and, unfortunately, aware of widespread suspicion about his health.(Photo: Alexander Joe/Pool/REUTERS)
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Troops Back Down in Central African Republic - After regional neighbors Gabon and Cameroon deployed troops to the troubled Central African Republic, rebel forces say they have halted their offensive on the capital, Bangui. (Photo: Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
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Libyans Love Ice Cream - The gelato business is booming in Libya following the fall of Moammar Gadhafi’s rule, reports say."It was almost impossible to get a circulation [street trading] license before. They would have confiscated the van from me — it's easier now," ice cream truck owner Mohamed Ghoulam told the BBC. (Photo: Brad McClenny/Staff photographer/Gainesville Sun/LANDOV)
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State Department Issues Haiti Travel Warning - The U.S. recently issued a revised travel advisory for Haiti that warns American travelers about robbery, lawlessness, infectious disease and poor medical facilities in the country. (Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)
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Rihanna and Chris Brown Hit the “African Grammys” - Pop star Rihanna was spotted accompanying Chris Brown to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Sunday where he was slated to perform at Africa’s premiere music award show, the Kora Awards. (Photo: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
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U.N. Raises Syrian Death Toll - The United Nations says more than 60,000 people have died in the Syrian uprising and civil war. "The number of casualties is much higher than we expected and is truly shocking," said U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay. (Photo: MUZAFFAR SALMAN /LANDOV)
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Kenyan Airways Makes Emergency Landing in Sudan - A Kenyan Airways plane with 56 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum after an engine caught fire. No one was injured but the incident left passengers stranded in a country difficult for travel because credit cards do not work in Sudan due to U.S. trade sanctions. (Photo: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/REUTERS/LANDOV)
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Apple Store in Paris Hit by Heist - A central Paris Apple store was hit hard on New Year's Eve by armed robbers who broke in and stole an estimated 1 million euros ($1.3 million) worth of goods. (Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT /LANDOV)