Global Week in Review: 600 People Fall Sick on Royal Caribbean Cruise
Protesters disrupt trial of gay men, plus more news.
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600 Passengers Fall Sick on Royal Caribbean Cruise - Protesters disrupt trial of gay men; Tunisia passes new constitution; plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@nateIege) Royal Caribbean International has some explaining to do. More than 600 passengers and crew members fell sick with stomach flu during a 10-day Caribbean cruise. While the ship docked in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, a representative from the CDC inspected the craft, leading the company to send the ship back days earlier. (Photo: AP Photo/Thomas Layer)
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Protesters Disrupt Trial of Gay Men - Thousands surrounded a court in Nigeria’s northern city of Bauchi and launched stones into the building where seven men were on trial for belonging to gay organizations. The judge stopped the trial and the men were returned to their prison cells. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan passed a law earlier this month saying gay marriage is illegal. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Tunisia Passes New Constitution - After two years of debates, Tunisia finally has a new constitution, which is being called one of the most progressive in the Arab world. The new document passed on Sunday and includes freedom of religion and women’s rights.(Photo: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)
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South Korean Bar Causes Controversy With “Big Black Brother” Fried Chicken - A bar in Seoul, South Korea, is being criticized for serving a dish called "Big Black Brother Fried Chicken," that is fried and smothered in a black sauce. An American who has been living in the city for 19 years brought attention to it on Twitter. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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52 Dead in Northeast Nigeria Attack by Extremists - Fifty-two people were killed after explosions were set off by Islamic extremists in the Kawuri village in Nigeria’s northeast, officials said Monday. The attackers also used guns to raid a nearby market shortly before they planted the explosives. Sixteen people were injured. (Photo: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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