Global Week in Review: Kenya Accuses E.U. of Meddling in Election
Also, Mali regains control of its largest city and more.
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Kenya Accuses E.U. of Meddling in Election - Kenya’s foreign minister accused ambassadors from European countries of making remarks that "are clearly inflammatory and could have the effect of polarizing the country" ahead of the general election. (Photo: REUTERS/Noor Khamis)
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Kenya Holds First Presidential Debate - Kenya held its first presidential debate featuring all eight candidates running for the nation’s highest office. The debate was broadcast on Kenyan television and broadcast on YouTube. (Photo:TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mali Takes Gao - French and Malian forces regained control of Gao, Northern Mali's largest city, after two days of heavy fighting with Islamist rebels. (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Pope Benedict XVI Resigns - Eighty-five-year-old Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years when he announced his decision to step down from the position at the end of February "because of advanced age." (Photo: AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
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Being Mandela - Granddaughters of Nelson Mandela, Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Swati Dlamini, debuted a new reality show on South African television last week. (Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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South Africa Protests Rape - Hundreds of South Africans gathered in protest Friday at the site where a 17-year-old girl was mutilated and left to die after being gang-raped. South Africa has the highest number of reported rapes in the world. (Photo: RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Baby Doc Returns to Haiti - Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to Haiti and is scheduled to appear in court where a judge will determine whether he will face trial on embezzlement and human rights allegations. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, file)
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Earthquake Shakes Trinidad, Grenada - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada during Trinidad’s popular Carnival celebrations. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Nigeria Wins Africa Cup of Nations - Nigeria won their third Africa Cup of Nations title, beating Burkina Faso 1-0. (Photo: Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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Indian Stampede Leaves 36 Dead - A stampede at a railroad station in India left 36 people dead and more than 30 injured. Many of the travelers were Hindu pilgrims heading to the banks of the Ganges River for the world's largest religious gathering. (Photo: AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Three North Korean Doctors Killed in Nigeria - Three North Korean doctors were killed while working at a hospital in Nigeria's Northern Yobe state just days after nine health workers were killed in the Nigerian city of Kano. The victims in both cases were working for a government program aimed at vaccinating Nigerian citizens against polio. (Photo: REUTERS/Joseph Penney)
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