World Lens: Week of April 10
Ivory Coast ex-leader captured, plus more world stories.
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Ugandan Protests - On Thursday, military police officers in Uganda clashed with protesters who were demonstrating against rising fuel and food prices in several locations across the country. (Photo: AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)
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Anti-Gadhafi Protest - On Thursday United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chaired a meeting on Libya with regional and international organizations at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The meeting set three goals: reaching and implementing a cease-fire, delivering humanitarian aid and starting a dialogue on Libya’s future. In this image, anti-Gadhafi protesters chant slogans outside of the meeting. (Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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South Africa Leader Attends BRIC Summit - Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will meet Thursday for their annual (BRIC) Summit. BRIC (an acronym representing the first letter of each member nation) just welcomed South Africa as a member this year. The countries were initially grouped together because they all have similar emerging economies and some predict economic power could shift from the current G7 nations to them within the next 50 years. In this image, South Africa President Jacob Zuma meets with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in China Wednesday. (Photo: AP Photo/Nelson Ching, Pool)
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Ivory Coast Aftermath - Ivory Coast AftermathJust a couple of days after the dramatic capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara assured citizens that he’s trying to establish order in the nation, insisting that looting and gunfire will cease and life will soon return to normal. (Photo: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Swaziland Protest - Workers in Swaziland gathered for a protest march Tuesday in Manzini’s Freedom Square that never happened. According to a spokesman for the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), police fired water cannons and tear gas and beat people with their batons to disperse the more than 1,000 workers singing and chanting at a teacher’s training center. (Photo: AP Photo/Swaziland Solidarity Network, Ho)
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