World Lens: Week of April 10

Ivory Coast ex-leader captured, plus more world stories.

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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Armed Forces Anniversary - On Tuesday, Somali soldiers marched in Mogadishu to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Somali armed forces. A hard-fought offensive by African Union troops has given the Somali government control of half of Mogadishu for the first time in years, but it's not clear that the gains will be leveraged with political alliances to expand the government's reach beyond the capital. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Armed Forces Anniversary - On Tuesday, Somali soldiers marched in Mogadishu to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Somali armed forces. A hard-fought offensive by African Union troops has given the Somali government control of half of Mogadishu for the first time in years, but it's not clear that the gains will be leveraged with political alliances to expand the government's reach beyond the capital. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Captured - Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone were arrested Monday after forces stormed the presidential palace, where he clung on to power despite losing the election to Alassane Ouattara in December. Gbagbo's capture ends a period of uncertainty that put the African nation on the brink of disaster. (Photo: AP Photo/Aristide Bodegla)

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Jamaica to Legalize Weed? - Top government officials in Jamaica met recently to review recommendations to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Use of “ganja” is widely tolerated in the island nation, though it is currently illegal and people can face severe penalties if convicted of possession. The officials are only seeking to legalize possession for religious or medicinal uses. (Photo: Andrew Winning/Reuters/Landov)

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Jamaica’s Murder Rate Drops - Last week, the nation’s Ministry of National Security announced that the murder rate from January to March dropped 44 percent (from 426 to 238) compared to the same time period last year. In addition, shootings were down 38 percent,” carnal abuse” was down 25 percent and break-ins were down 14 percent. Overall, crime dropped 13.7 percent during the first quarter. Officials attribute the drop in crime to a higher concentration of security in the country’s high-crime areas. (Photo: HANS DERYK/Reuters/Landov)