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Aristide Back to Bolster Party - A hotelier in Haiti told the Associated Press that former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is busy working behind the scenes, trying to rebuild his political party as the Caribbean nation prepares for legislative and local elections. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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British KKK Admirer Defends Lynching of Black Doll - U.K. residents recently got a shock when video surfaced showing a group of Ku Klux Klan admirers staging a mock lynching in the Welsh city of Swansea using a black-face doll, known to Brits as a golliwog.(Photo: Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

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Italy’s First Black Cabinet Member Faces Racism - Italian doctor Cecile Kyenge was recently named integration minister by the country’s new Prime Minister Enrico Letta and suddenly found herself the target of racist slurs from the likes of both Internet trolls and politicians. (Photo: Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)

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South Africa Sees Race Swap in Suburb Population - Almost 20 years after South Africa’s state sanctioned system of segregation called apartheid, census data from the country shows that Blacks are finally moving on up.Based on a sample from Durban, South Africa’s cushy, formerly all-white suburbs of Kloof and Durban North, 2011 census data showed that the number of Black residents now surpasses that of white, Indian and colored South Africans. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Guinea Election Protests Turn Violent - Violent street protests raged in the Guinean capital of Conakry as people railed against delayed legislative elections.(Photo: Youssouf Bah/AP Photo)

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Saudi Girls Get to Play - The Saudi Arabian government will now allow girls to play organized sports in private schools for the first time. The new requirements for female sports require girls to "dress modestly,” have appropriate equipment and facilities and gives female teachers priority to supervise.(Photo: Hassan Ammar/AP Photo, File)

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Palestine Gets a Google Page - Israel is up in arms after Google gave the fledgling state of Palestine a vote of confidence by putting the name "Palestine" under the banner of its search page for the Palestinian territories. An Israeli official said the move will set back Middle East peace progress. (Photo: Courtesy Google Palestine)

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Mugabe: Look Out for Spies - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe warned Africa's intelligence services to be on the lookout for onslaughts by foreigners and the continent's former colonizers to grasp its natural resources. (Photo: Philimon Bulawayo/REUTERS)

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Workers Celebrate May Day - On May 1, people around the world gathered for peaceful demonstrations in favor of workers and workers’ rights.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Nigerian Army Accused of Abuse - Nigeria headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose powerful state governors amid fears of a resurgence of the violence that left hundreds dead after a presidential election earlier this month. (Photo: Joseph Penney/REUTERS)

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Hague Postpones Ruto Trial - The International Criminal Court delayed the trial of Kenyan deputy president William Ruto pending further hearings with the prosecution and the defense.Ruto is accused of orchestrating post-election violence in Kenya just over five years ago alongside Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. (Photo: Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS)

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Libya Bans ex-Gadhafi Officials - In a move that could unseat Libya’s current prime minister and other top officials, Libya's parliament has decided to ban anyone who held a senior position during former leader Moammar Gadhafi's time in power. (Photo: Mohammad Hannon/AP Photo, File)