Global Week in Review: Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill

Brazil preparing armed for the World Cup, plus more news.

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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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)

Brazil, Mexico Question U.S. Over Espionage Reports - Brazil and Mexico have asked the U.S. to explain reports from a Brazilian television station, citing documents leaked by former N.S.A. contractor Edward Snowden that the N.S.A. spied on their countries’ presidents.(Photo: AP Photo/Brazil's Presidency)

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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Boat Carrying Haitians Capsizes - The bodies of three Haitians were recovered on a beach and in the waters in the Dominican Republic Sunday. The death toll of the capsized boat last week has risen to eight. (Photo: Miami Herald/MCT /Landov)

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Boat Carrying Haitians Capsizes - The bodies of three Haitians were recovered on a beach and in the waters in the Dominican Republic Sunday. The death toll of the capsized boat last week has risen to eight. (Photo: Miami Herald/MCT /Landov)

Two People Accused of Pretending to be FBI - Two people have been accused of impersonating FBI agents on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The partners in crime, Alana Liburd and Yamini Potter, told people they were forming a new taskforce for the FBI. They defrauded people into paying them hundreds of dollars for training as workers for the agency. (Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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Two People Accused of Pretending to be FBI - Two people have been accused of impersonating FBI agents on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The partners in crime, Alana Liburd and Yamini Potter, told people they were forming a new taskforce for the FBI. They defrauded people into paying them hundreds of dollars for training as workers for the agency. (Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

800 Workers Chased From Mine by Gunmen - About 800 workers were forced from the Taoudenie salt mine in Bakamo, Mali, by eight gunmen, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The armed men did not identify themselves according to a worker who reported the incident. Many fled to Timbuktu after the incident.  (Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters)

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800 Workers Chased From Mine by Gunmen - About 800 workers were forced from the Taoudenie salt mine in Bakamo, Mali, by eight gunmen, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The armed men did not identify themselves according to a worker who reported the incident. Many fled to Timbuktu after the incident.  (Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters)