World Lens — Week in Review: March 6
The U.N. bears down on Syria and Obama’s got Israel’s back.
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U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Syria and Humanitarian Chief Plans Visit - The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to condemn Syria for potential crimes against humanity in the crackdown on rebel fighters and opposition protesters.And U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos announced that Syrian authorities have confirmed they will allow her to visit the country after repeatedly ignoring her earlier requests.Amos said that during her visit, she will "urge all sides to allow unhindered access for humanitarian relief workers so they can evacuate the wounded and deliver essential supplies."(Photo: REUTERS/Mulham Alnader/Handout)
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President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Discuss Iran - President Barack Obama and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House Monday to have a critical chat about Iran, who Israel fears is developing nuclear weapons."The United States will always have Israel's back," Obama said during a speech Sunday.(Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO via Getty Images)
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Malema Remains Defiant as ANC Confirms His Suspension - The former leader of the African National Congress’s Youth League, Julius Malema, is officially suspended from the organization for sowing divisions, but, despite the unfavorable ruling, Malema plans to continue fighting the decision for months to come."We must accept that this is the decision, but that is not the end of the road," Malema told the South African Broadcasting Corporation. "If you are weak, you are going to fall in the process. I'm not a soldier who is prepared to fall in the battle. I will die with my boots on. I will die for what I believe in." (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
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Liberia Considers Two Anti-Gay Proposals - Two new bills were introduced into Liberia's legislature which would make the country the latest in the African continent to punish homosexuality with possible jail time. (Photo: REUTERS/James Akena)
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Haiti Protests Signal Political Tension - Several thousand supporters of former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Wednesday to express their discontent with current leader Michel Martelly. It is a move that has sparked concern about the future of Haiti’s political stability."Martelly said he would bring change; instead he's bringing division," protester Rene Augustin told the Associated Press.(Photo: REUTERS/Swoan Parker)
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Erykah Badu Sad But Not Angry Over Malaysian Ban - Soul singer Erykah Badu said she holds no grudge against Malaysia's government for barring her from performing after a photograph of her body art offended some Muslims.Her scheduled concert was canceled when Malaysia's information minister announced that it could not proceed because a promotional photo of Badu with the Arabic word for Allah painted on her bare shoulders was "an insult to Islam."(Photo: AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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General Motors to Compensate Apartheid Victims - U.S. automaker General Motors will pay up to $1.5 million to more than 20 apartheid victims for its role in supporting the racist regime in South Africa."GM wants to carry on with their business in South Africa and wants to settle their scores and maintain good relations with the country's people," said Shirley Gunn, who was detained and tortured, according to Reuters. "But we are very grateful and can seriously start to redress the legacy of apartheid."(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Ammunition Depot Explosion Kills Over 200 in Congo - A series of massive explosions at an ammunition depot in the Republic of Congo killed 200 people and wounded about 2,000 more, Congolese officials said.(Photo: JUNIOR D.KANNAH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Prince Harry’s Caribbean Tour Ruffles Some Feathers - Prince Harry has set off on a Diamond Jubilee Caribbean Tour on behalf of his grandmother, the Queen of England. His trip will take him to the shores of Belize, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Brazil, but not everyone is clamoring with excitement to catch a glimpse of the royal.Verene Shepherd, professor of history at the University of the West Indies, told Sky News: "In 1962 we had a kind of political separation. But decolonization is not complete and Britain needs to make amends. There has been no settlement of the debt owed for the capture, enslavement and brutality of British on Jamaicans and our ancestors, and so I'm sorry, I object.”(Photo: Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images)
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Nigeria-Shell Rights Case - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuse in Nigeria, a case that could make corporations liable for acts of torture or genocide overseas.The plaintiffs allege that Shell and other firms enlisted the government to help suppress local resistance to oil exploration in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region in the 1990s.(Photo: EPA/GEORGE ESIRI/Landov)
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Occupy London Gets the Boot - After holding out since Oct. 15, protesters at the Occupy London camp outside of St Paul's Cathedral were removed by authorities, resulting in 20 arrests.(Photo: DYLAN MARTINEZ/Landov)