Global Week in Review: Winnie Mandela Prosecuted for Murder
Also, Uhuru Kenyatta tries to clear his name.
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Shock and Awe: Winnie Mandela Can’t Believe Murder Prosecution - In a statement released Saturday, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, expressed “surprise and shock” that prosecutors are considering charges against her after bodies believed to belong to two young activists last seen at her home 24 years ago were exhumed. (Photo: Reuters /SIPHIWE SIBEKO /LANDOV)
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Uhuru Kenyatta Will Challenge ICC Case - Kenya's President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta is denying accusations that he instigated post-election violence after the country’s 2007 general election and now the International Criminal Court in The Hague will hold a special hearing to review its case against him.Kenyatta’s hearing comes just one week after charges against co-accused Francis Muthaura were dropped. (Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica)
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Two Million Vote in Zimbabwean Referendum - Zimbabwe election officials confirmed that nearly 2 million of the country’s 6.6 million people cast their vote Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution. The reformed constitution seeks to curb presidential powers and strengthen human rights. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Pope Holds First Angelus, Greets Crowds - Newly elected Pope Francis gave his first Angelus, or noon blessing, Sunday, speaking to more than 200,000 worshipers from the papal apartment window just four days after his election as pope. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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South African Cardinal Says Pedophilia Isn’t a Criminal Act - Wilfrid Fox Napier, Catholic Archbishop of Durban, South Africa, recently described pedophilia as a psychological “illness, not a criminal condition.”The cardinal was one of 115 who took part in the conclave that elected Pope Francis. (Photo: Max Rossi / Reuters)
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First Black Miss Israel to Dine With President Obama - Yityish Aynaw, Israel’s first Black Miss Israel, was invited to a state dinner by Israeli President Shimon Peres, where President Obama will also be dining. (Photo: facebook/yityishtiti.aynaw)
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Testimony Resumes in Haiti's "Baby Doc" Case - Testimony in the high-profile case of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier resumed Thursday, with another alleged victim describing abuses she says were committed under his rule.(Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
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Sean Penn Gets $8.75 Million for Haitian Charity - Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief announced that it received $8.75 million from the World Bank to help relocate Haitians who have been living in temporary housing since the January 2010 earthquake. (Photo: AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
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Chavez Laid to Rest - Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez was laid to rest at the headquarters of his failed 1992 coup attempt Friday.Elections will be held next month to determine his successor. (Photo: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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U.N. Body Agrees on Women's Rights Declaration - The U.N. Commission on the Status of Women agreed on a controversial declaration which calls for an end to violence against women and girls and includes references to women's sexual and reproductive rights that concerned many conservative Muslim countries and the Vatican.Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya, Nigeria and Sudan, along with Honduras and the Vatican, expressed reservations about the declaration, but did not block its adoption. (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay-file)
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Central Africa Republic Rebels Issue Ultimatum, Detain Ministers - Rebels in the Central African Republic have detained their five ministers in the government and threatened to break a January ceasefire unless prisoners are freed and other demands are met. (Photo: Luc Gnago/REUTERS/LANDOV)