Global Week in Review: Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill
Brazil preparing armed for the World Cup, plus more news.
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Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Bill - Brazil’s president said armed forces are being prepared for the World Cup; Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe celebrated his 90th birthday, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@Natelege)President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a bill that punishes first-time offenders of homosexual acts to 14 years in prison and life for those for who are found guilty in committing "aggravated homosexuality." Gay activists in the country are planning to challenge the new law. (Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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Forces May Be Used at World Cup, Brazil President Says - President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil is prepared to use armed forces in the event there are protests during the World Cup. The government is investing about $791 million in security for the upcoming sports event. (Photo: AP Photo/Brazil's Presidency)
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Egypt Cabinet Leader Resigns Unexpectedly - Egypt Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has resigned from his position, citing strikes by those in the public sector as being a cause. He has not given a clear reason for his resignation however. "The cabinet has over the past six or seven months shouldered a very difficult responsibility... in most cases the results were good," he said. (Photo: AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
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Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Celebrates His 90th Birthday - Thousands of Zimbabweans gathered in the Marondera stadium in the country's capital of Harare to celebrate the 90th birthday of Robert Mugabe. He flew 90 balloons into the air to symbolize his age. "I feel as youthful and energetic as a boy of nine," Mugabe said, according to The Guardian. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Algeria's President to Run for Re-election - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a stroke last year, said he will still be running for reelection in April. "Even if he has not completely recovered physically, I can assure you he is in possession of all his mental and intellectual faculties," Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said.(Photo: AP Photo/Ouahab Hebbat, File)
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