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Boko Haram Balks at Obama’s Terrorist Label - A suspected leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram lashed out at President Obama in an online video after the U.S. government labeled him a "global terrorist.”(Photo: BBC News)

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jamaica! - Jamaica celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence from British rule Monday.  (Photo: REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy)

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Beyoncé Supports World Humanitarian Day - The R&B diva released a PSA last week in support of the United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day to be held on Aug. 19."It's high time we rise together," she says. "Do one thing for another human being — nothing is too small. It begins with each of us. Make your mark and say 'I was here.'"(Photo: World Humanitarian Day, whd-iwashere.org)

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London Black Locals Feel Forgotten Amid Olympic Hoopla - Residents from some of London’s most ethnically diverse communities say that they feel overshadowed and inconvenienced by the Olympics, despite efforts from the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. "They should have done this place up for the Olympics," Finsbury Park resident Michael Johnson told The Root. "We don't get a lot out of the games at all." (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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India Restores Power to Millions After Worst Blackout in History - Nearly 700 million people in India went without power for two days last week after the country’s northern, eastern and north-eastern grids failed, knocking out power in 20 of the country’s 28 states.  (Photo: AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

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Mali Militias Train to Oust Islamists - Several groups of young Malians have gathered, using their limited resources, to train a resistance force aimed at combatting the country’s Islamists that have claimed much of northern Mali.(Photo: REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun)

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Chinese Zambian Mine Boss Killed During Wage Riot - Zambian miners angry that their wages were below the country’s new minimum wage killed a Chinese manager by pushing a mine cart at him during a riot. Several other people were injured in the riot.(Photo: BBC News)

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Syria’s Prime Minister Flees - Syria’s prime minister, Riyad Hijab, fled the country Monday, denouncing the "terrorist regime" of Bashar al-Assad as the Syrian government continued their assault on rebels in the country’s largest city, Aleppo. (Photo: AP Photo/SANA)

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Ugandan Ebola Outbreak Reportedly Under Control - Days after a fast-moving outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus hit western Uganda, representatives from the World Health Organization say that the virus is now under control. "The structure put in place is more than adequate," Joaquim Saweka, a WHO representative in Uganda, said. "We are isolating the suspected or confirmed cases."(Photo: REUTERS/Edward Echwalu)

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Ten Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Attacks - Unidentified gunmen killed ten Ivory Coast soldiers in attacks Sunday and Monday in the capital of Abidjan. The attacks came just before the country’s anniversary of independence Tuesday. (Photo: AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)

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Sudans Settle Oil Dispute - Representatives from Sudan and South Sudan came to an agreement on the highly contentious issue of oil payments to allow the exportation of southern oil exports through Sudanese territory.(Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

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New Egyptian Television Station Features Veiled Presenters - Egyptian women proud of their full-length black veil called a niqab have launched a television network where they can work without pressure to hide their veils. "I felt that we finally have a place in society after being marginalized. As women wearing niqab, we had no rights, and no one to talk about us. Through Maria, we'll find people like us talking about us, with no discrimination," Director Heba Seraq-Eddin says.(Photo: huffingtonpost.com)