Global Week in Review: Michelle Obama to Head to China

Author Chimamanda Adichie wins book prize, and more.

Michelle Obama to Visit China Wednesday - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize, Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@natelege)(Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Michelle Obama to Visit China Wednesday - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize, Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@natelege)(Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - An Igbo writer born in the town of Enugu, Nigeria, 36-year-old Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been heralded as one of the most prominent young authors by a number of esteemed outlets, including BBC and The New Yorker. Her acclaimed debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, which she subsequently won for her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun. The former novel was recently adapted for film, starring fellow Nigerian Chiwetel Ejiofor.(Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

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Nigerian Author Adichie Wins Fiction Prize - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie continues to rack up awards for her work. Her latest novel Americanah, about race and identity, received the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction in New York last week. (Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Crimea Declares Independence From Ukraine - Residents on Ukraine’s peninsula island of Crimea have voted to secede from the nation and to join with Russia on Monday. The U.S. and the European Union posted sanctions against those involved in the referendum on Sunday, saying it is not legitimate.(Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

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Crimea Declares Independence From Ukraine - Residents on Ukraine’s peninsula island of Crimea have voted to secede from the nation and to join with Russia on Monday. The U.S. and the European Union posted sanctions against those involved in the referendum on Sunday, saying it is not legitimate.(Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

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16 Killed in Stampedes for Jobs in Nigeria - Stampedes for government jobs in Nigeria left 16 people dead on Sunday. The government invited thousands to apply, but there were only 5,000 positions available. Nearly 41 million people in Nigeria are unemployed out of a population of 170 million. (Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Fans Racially Abused Referee During Game in Brazil - Esportivo, a southern Brazilian soccer team, was fined about $13,000 because a few of its fans called a referee a “monkey” and told him to “return to the jungle.” The team was ordered to play away from its stadium because of the incident. (Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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Fans Racially Abused Referee During Game in Brazil - Esportivo, a southern Brazilian soccer team, was fined about $13,000 because a few of its fans called a referee a “monkey” and told him to “return to the jungle.” The team was ordered to play away from its stadium because of the incident. (Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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Son of Egypt’s Ousted President Morsi to Be Tried for Drugs - Abdullah Morsi, 20, the son of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, is being tried for charges of drug use and possession of cannibus. His family says the charges are an attack on the family’s reputation. He was arrested on March 1 with a friend and released the next day. (Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Aftershock Hits Chile - An earthquake aftershock 6.2 in magnitude hit the offshore of northern Chile on Monday. This was following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked an area nearby on Sunday. There was minor damage and no reported injuries following the quake. (Photo: REUTERS/Cristian Vivero)

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6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Aftershock Hits Chile - An earthquake aftershock 6.2 in magnitude hit the offshore of northern Chile on Monday. This was following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked an area nearby on Sunday. There was minor damage and no reported injuries following the quake. (Photo: REUTERS/Cristian Vivero)