Global Week in Review: Study Says Haiti Is Safest Nation in the Americas

Haiti gets good news and M23 rebels give peace a chance.

Haiti Hailed as One of the Safest Destinations in the Americas - Just weeks after a scathing U.S. State Department travel warning, the results of a study deemed Haiti one of the safest destinations in the Americas.  (Photo: SWOAN PARKER /LANDOV)

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Haiti Hailed as One of the Safest Destinations in the Americas - Just weeks after a scathing U.S. State Department travel warning, the results of a study deemed Haiti one of the safest destinations in the Americas.  (Photo: SWOAN PARKER /LANDOV)

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Ghana Inaugurates John Mahama as President - John Dramani Mahama became president of Ghana on Monday, when he was sworn in as the opposition continues to dispute election results in one of West Africa's most stable democracies. (Photo:Steve Ababio/ The Root)

M23 Rebels Declare Ceasefire - The M23 rebels declared a unilateral ceasefire ahead of a second round of peace talks scheduled with the government. In a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 8, M23 executive secretary Francois Rucogoza said the group will still participate in negotiations even if the government does not also declare a ceasefire.   (Photo: James Akena/Reuters/Landov)

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M23 Rebels Declare Ceasefire - The M23 rebels declared a unilateral ceasefire ahead of a second round of peace talks scheduled with the government. In a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 8, M23 executive secretary Francois Rucogoza said the group will still participate in negotiations even if the government does not also declare a ceasefire.   (Photo: James Akena/Reuters/Landov)

Cameroon Frees Two Men Jailed for “Looking Gay” - A court in Cameroon overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for "looking gay" and ordering Bailey's Irish Cream.  (Photo: Montage Deer Valley/AP Photo)

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Cameroon Frees Two Men Jailed for “Looking Gay” - A court in Cameroon overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for "looking gay" and ordering Bailey's Irish Cream.  (Photo: Montage Deer Valley/AP Photo)

Brazilian Sex Workers Flocking to English Classes - Brazil's sex workers in the city of Belo Horizonte are beginning to sign up for free English classes ahead of the influx of tourists that are slated to arrive for this year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Brazilian Sex Workers Flocking to English Classes - Brazil's sex workers in the city of Belo Horizonte are beginning to sign up for free English classes ahead of the influx of tourists that are slated to arrive for this year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Ugandan Court Dismisses Case Against Pro-Gay Play - A Ugandan court has dismissed a case against British national David Hugh for staging a pro-gay play. Hugh's play showed the dilemma an openly gay man is confronted with in a country with anti-gay laws.  (Photo: Stephen Wandera/AP Photo)

20. 'Stand Alone' - On 1971's Soul Revolution, a result of the too-brief partnership between Lee Scratch Perry and the Wailers, Marley's lyrics began to move toward the spiritual subject matter of his iconic work later in the decade. But "Stand Alone" harks back to their Wailers 1960s rocksteady ballads, with Marley's aching lead floating gorgeously over Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer's harmonies, here at perhaps their most flawless.(Photo: Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Bob Marley Course Taught at NYU - A new course on Bob Marley and Post-Colonial Music is being taught at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of Arts’ Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.  (Photo: Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Accused Indian Rapists Lawyer Up - Three of the men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student have finally found legal representation after most of the judiciary refused to represent the suspects given widespread outrage over the attack. (Photo: Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

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Accused Indian Rapists Lawyer Up - Three of the men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student have finally found legal representation after most of the judiciary refused to represent the suspects given widespread outrage over the attack. (Photo: Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

U.N. Observers Withdraw From Syria - After a four-month mission in Syria, U.N. military observers began leaving Damascus Monday, as government forces launched air strikes that killed nearly two dozen people.(Photo: REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri)

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U.N. Can’t Feed Syria’s Hungry - The World Food Program admitted its inability to help feed an estimated 1 million Syrians who are going hungry because of a lack of security in the country.(Photo: Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters)

Mahmoud Abbas Wants New Business Cards, Stationery - Now that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has clinched U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, he wants all official documents to carry a new emblem stating: "State of Palestine." (Photo: Abed Al Hashlamoun-Pool/Getty Images)

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Mahmoud Abbas Wants New Business Cards, Stationery - Now that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has clinched U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, he wants all official documents to carry a new emblem stating: "State of Palestine." (Photo: Abed Al Hashlamoun-Pool/Getty Images)

Gun Laws Around the World - In light of President Obama’s recent $500 million plan to reduce gun violence by tightening restrictions on background checks and placing bans on certain types of assault weapons, BET.com takes a look at how other countries regulate firearms. — Naeesa Aziz    (Photo: REUTERS/Hans Deryk)

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Human Rights Concern in Jamaica - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a report that expresses extreme concern over what it calls an “alarming level of violence in Jamaica that has been affecting all sectors of society for many years and has led to progressive deterioration of the human rights situation.” (Photo: Hans Deryk/Reuters)