World Lens — Week in Review: Sept. 10

An offensive Dutch film trailer turns heads.

Lonmin Mine Talks Fail - Workers from South Africa's Marikana mine resumed their protest Monday in defiance of a company-mandated deadline to return to work. Lonmin officials say that they will not return to the bargaining table until all employees return to work. Last month, police shot and killed 34 people during wage protests at the mine.   (Photo: AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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Lonmin Mine Talks Fail - Workers from South Africa's Marikana mine resumed their protest Monday in defiance of a company-mandated deadline to return to work. Lonmin officials say that they will not return to the bargaining table until all employees return to work. Last month, police shot and killed 34 people during wage protests at the mine.   (Photo: AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Bermuda Called Out for Homophobia - U.S. based Frommer’s travel guide issued a scathing review for Bermuda, calling on travelers to “think twice before planning a holiday on Bermuda. Although many gays live in and visit Bermuda, the island is rather repressive to homosexuals.”  (Photo: Jeffery Porter/Royal Gazette)

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Bermuda Called Out for Homophobia - U.S. based Frommer’s travel guide issued a scathing review for Bermuda, calling on travelers to “think twice before planning a holiday on Bermuda. Although many gays live in and visit Bermuda, the island is rather repressive to homosexuals.” (Photo: Jeffery Porter/Royal Gazette)

Usain Bolt to Address Vatican Conference - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been invited to address the TEDx Via della Conciliazione conference on religious liberty in the Vatican, Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports. He will take part in a “modern conversation about art, faith and athletic achievement.” (Photo: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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Usain Bolt to Address Vatican Conference - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been invited to address the TEDx Via della Conciliazione conference on religious liberty in the Vatican, Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports. He will take part in a “modern conversation about art, faith and athletic achievement.” (Photo: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

U.N. Human Rights Chief on Syria: Both Sides at Fault - U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said that countries must take "protective action" in favor of Syrian civilians in the face of what may be war crimes and crimes against humanity on both sides of the conflict. (Photo: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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U.N. Human Rights Chief on Syria: Both Sides at Fault - U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said that countries must take "protective action" in favor of Syrian civilians in the face of what may be war crimes and crimes against humanity on both sides of the conflict. (Photo: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Malaria Eradication Possible With Increase in Funds - Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke out about the spread of malaria, stating that, "The most important challenge is sustaining this effort: continuing to provide nets, making sure that people have access to drugs, that they use the available preventive measures ... in the current economic climate, there is no certainty that funds — from the international community, bilateral or multilateral donors, or even the countries themselves — will continue."(Photo: REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)

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Malaria Eradication Possible With Increase in Funds - Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke out about the spread of malaria, stating that, "The most important challenge is sustaining this effort: continuing to provide nets, making sure that people have access to drugs, that they use the available preventive measures ... in the current economic climate, there is no certainty that funds — from the international community, bilateral or multilateral donors, or even the countries themselves — will continue."(Photo: REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)

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Ethnic Fighting Kills 30 in Kenya - Why did the attack happen? During an attack on a village in Kenya’s Eastern Tana River district by a mob of 100 people, 30 were killed, including several children and police.  (Photo: REUTERS/Charles Makunda)

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Ethnic Fighting Kills 30 in Kenya - Why did the attack happen? During an attack on a village in Kenya’s Eastern Tana River district by a mob of 100 people, 30 were killed, including several children and police.  (Photo: REUTERS/Charles Makunda)

Millions Without Power in Cuba - A large section of Western Cuba was plunged into darkness Sunday as the electricity failed for an unknown reason. More than 2 million were without power before service was restored Monday.  (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Millions Without Power in Cuba - A large section of Western Cuba was plunged into darkness Sunday as the electricity failed for an unknown reason. More than 2 million were without power before service was restored Monday.  (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Controversial Dutch Film Trailer Raises Eyebrows - An offensive trailer for the Dutch film Alleen Maar Nette Mensen (or Only Decent People) shook up audiences who are calling the film’s portrayal of Black women racist. According to the film’s synopsis, the story follows a white, Jewish man named David, who “is a remarkable man on a mission: to find a ghetto fabulous queen with great t**s and thick buttocks.”   (Photo: Topkapi Films)

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Controversial Dutch Film Trailer Raises Eyebrows - An offensive trailer for the Dutch film Alleen Maar Nette Mensen (or Only Decent People) shook up audiences who are calling the film’s portrayal of Black women racist. According to the film’s synopsis, the story follows a white, Jewish man named David, who “is a remarkable man on a mission: to find a ghetto fabulous queen with great t**s and thick buttocks.” (Photo: Topkapi Films)

New Ebola Cases in Eastern Congo - Fifteen have died in the Eastern Congo after an outbreak of the Ebola virus, marking Congo’s ninth Ebola outbreak overall. (Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

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New Ebola Cases in Eastern Congo - Fifteen have died in the Eastern Congo after an outbreak of the Ebola virus, marking Congo’s ninth Ebola outbreak overall. (Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Somali Parliament Picks a New President - In a great stride for the war-torn nation of Somalia, the country’s parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a professor, as president. Mohamud is the country's first president since the dissolution of the Transitional Federal Government that has ruled Somalia since 2004.    (Photo: AP Photo)

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Somali Parliament Picks a New President - In a great stride for the war-torn nation of Somalia, the country’s parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a professor, as president. Mohamud is the country's first president since the dissolution of the Transitional Federal Government that has ruled Somalia since 2004.    (Photo: AP Photo)