World Lens: Week in Review – Nov. 3

Lindiwe Mazibuko - The 32-year-old South African opposition leader has been unafraid to buck tradition and speak her mind about the country’s political state. (Photo: Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

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A Black Poster Child for South Africa’s Opposition Party - South Africa's historically white opposition party recently chose a Black woman to represent the group in Parliament. However, public opinion is split on whether her nomination should be hailed as a triumph of race relations or simply a crafty political maneuver to capture more Black and minority votes.

Haiti Criminals Caught - Seven wanted criminal suspects were caught in Haiti during a joint operation called “Operation Hope” that utilized local police and United Nations peacekeepers.  “Security has remained a concern in Haiti since last year’s earthquake, which enabled the escape of about 6,000 prisoners. Since then, criminals have used the ensuing chaos to rebuild and increase their activities,” the U.N. said.(Photo: Lee Celano/Getty Images)

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Haiti Criminals Caught - Seven wanted criminal suspects were caught in Haiti during a joint operation called “Operation Hope” that utilized local police and United Nations peacekeepers.  “Security has remained a concern in Haiti since last year’s earthquake, which enabled the escape of about 6,000 prisoners. Since then, criminals have used the ensuing chaos to rebuild and increase their activities,” the U.N. said.(Photo: Lee Celano/Getty Images)

Bahamas and Jamaica Get Bad Grades From Standard and Poor’s  - The U.S. isn’t the only nation with credit problems. Recently, the international rating agency Standard and Poors (S&P) lowered the credit rating for the Bahamas, and updated Jamaica’s overall outlook from “stable” to “negative.”(Photo: Hans Deryk/Landov)

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Bahamas and Jamaica Get Bad Grades From Standard and Poor’s  - The U.S. isn’t the only nation with credit problems. Recently, the international rating agency Standard and Poors (S&P) lowered the credit rating for the Bahamas, and updated Jamaica’s overall outlook from “stable” to “negative.”(Photo: Hans Deryk/Landov)

Ugandan Military Force to Head New Kony Manhunt  - Members of Uganda’s military will head a new four-nation military force tasked with capturing infamous warlord Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army.Forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan are slated to join the effort. Kiyonga said the move was not motivated by the Kony 2012 campaign.(Photo: REUTERS/Adam Pletts /Landov)

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U.S. Military in Africa Worries Lawmakers - President Obama recently authorized the deployment of 100 special forces to eastern and central Africa to advise a multi-national force in dismantling the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and tracking down its leader, Joseph Kony, but some in Congress are still questioning why the action is necessary. (Photo: Adam Pletts/Landov)

Cameroon’s President Inaugurated for Sixth Term - Cameroonian President Paul Biya was inaugurated for a sixth term in office after he was declared winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election, which was marred by allegations of fraud. Biya, 78, who has been in power since 1982, took the oath of office Thursday for his sixth seven-year term. (Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly/Landov)

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Cameroon’s President Inaugurated for Sixth Term - Cameroonian President Paul Biya was inaugurated for a sixth term in office after he was declared winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election, which was marred by allegations of fraud. Biya, 78, who has been in power since 1982, took the oath of office Thursday for his sixth seven-year term. (Photo: Finbarr O'Reilly/Landov)

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Somalia Militant Group Al-Shabab Joins Al-Qaeda - Al-Qaeda announced that Somalia’s militant group al-Shabab has officially joined its ranks in a joint video released Thursday over the Internet. (Photo: REUTERS/Feisal Omar)

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More Arms for Al-Shabaab - Reports say that shipments of arms are flowing in to Al-Shabaab, the Somali terror group that Kenyan troops are fighting. "We can positively confirm that another aircraft with weapons has landed in Somalia," Kenyan military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir said. The African nation of Eritrea is being implicated as Al-Shabaab’s arms supplier. (Photo: REUTERS/Feisal Omar)

Zimbabwe’s Controversial Diamond Sale Approved - International diamond regulators recently gave the green light to Zimbabwe’s proposed sale of nearly $2bn in diamonds from the controversial Marange fields, where human rights groups say miners continue to be tortured.(Photo: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

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Zimbabwe’s Controversial Diamond Sale Approved - International diamond regulators recently gave the green light to Zimbabwe’s proposed sale of nearly $2bn in diamonds from the controversial Marange fields, where human rights groups say miners continue to be tortured.(Photo: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

Israel in Gaza Ship Standoff - Israel announced that it plans to stop two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for the Gaza Strip. The ship is the latest attempt by activists to break the four-year blockade against the Palestinian territory.(Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

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Israel in Gaza Ship Standoff - Israel announced that it plans to stop two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for the Gaza Strip. The ship is the latest attempt by activists to break the four-year blockade against the Palestinian territory.(Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

Disaster Looms in Greece’s Debt Crisis - At an emergency cabinet meeting Thursday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou backed off plans to hold a referendum on an international bailout for his country, whose economy is suffering under the weight of immense debts. Papandreou said the bailout vote is unnecessary.(Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

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Disaster Looms in Greece’s Debt Crisis - At an emergency cabinet meeting Thursday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou backed off plans to hold a referendum on an international bailout for his country, whose economy is suffering under the weight of immense debts. Papandreou said the bailout vote is unnecessary.(Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

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U.S. Pledges $100 Million in East Africa Hunger Aid - Last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged another $100 million in food aid to drought-hit East Africa in an effort to preempt warnings that millions in the region face starvation.(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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Cuba Libre? Cubans Can Now Buy and Sell Property - In the latest free-market reform introduced by Cuban president Raul Castro, Cuban citizens are now allowed to buy and sell homes for the first time in more than 50 years. (Photo: AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

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Cuba Libre? Cubans Can Now Buy and Sell Property - In the latest free-market reform introduced by Cuban president Raul Castro, Cuban citizens are now allowed to buy and sell homes for the first time in more than 50 years. (Photo: AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cyberspies? China and Russia Accused of Internet Espionage - American intelligence agencies told Congress Thursday that the governments of China and Russia are stealing sensitive American technology over the Internet. (Photo: REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)

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Cyberspies? China and Russia Accused of Internet Espionage - American intelligence agencies told Congress Thursday that the governments of China and Russia are stealing sensitive American technology over the Internet. (Photo: REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)

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