World Lens: Nov. 7

Nigeria erupts in violence, pre-election riots rock Liberia.

Nigerian Suicide Bombers - Five separate assaults hit northeastern Nigeria on Friday, including the suicide bombing of a high-profile military base and a blast detonated outside of a school as parents picked up their children. Nigerian Red Cross officials said that more than 100 died in the attacks. Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect, has claimed responsibility for the attacks. The group is believed to have ties to al-Qaeda's North African branch. The attacks mark the group's largest and most coordinated effort yet, with more promised to come. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning for Americans living in the country there that militants may be planning bomb attacks on luxury hotels in the capital.  (Photo: AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Nigerian Suicide Bombers - Five separate assaults hit northeastern Nigeria on Friday, including the suicide bombing of a high-profile military base and a blast detonated outside of a school as parents picked up their children. Nigerian Red Cross officials said that more than 100 died in the attacks. Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect, has claimed responsibility for the attacks. The group is believed to have ties to al-Qaeda's North African branch. The attacks mark the group's largest and most coordinated effort yet, with more promised to come. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning for Americans living in the country there that militants may be planning bomb attacks on luxury hotels in the capital.  (Photo: AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Weapons Missing in Libya - The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning for Americans living in the country there that militants may be planning bomb attacks on luxury hotels in the capital. (Photo: Reuters)

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Weapons Missing in Libya - The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning for Americans living in the country there that militants may be planning bomb attacks on luxury hotels in the capital. (Photo: Reuters)

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Riot Erupts in Liberia Ahead of Run-off Vote - Violence broke out Monday at the headquarters of Liberia’s main opposition party in Monrovia, leaving at least one person dead the day before the country is scheduled to return to the polls for a hotly contested run-off to the presidential election.(Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly)

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Riot Erupts in Liberia Ahead of Run-off Vote - Violence broke out Monday at the headquarters of Liberia’s main opposition party in Monrovia, leaving at least one person dead the day before the country is scheduled to return to the polls for a hotly contested run-off to the presidential election.(Photo: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly)

Thailand Floods Cause Over 500 Deaths - Thailand's worst floods in half a century have claimed the lives of more than 500, as polluted black water continues creeping toward Bangkok's underground railway system.(Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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Thailand Floods Cause Over 500 Deaths - Thailand's worst floods in half a century have claimed the lives of more than 500, as polluted black water continues creeping toward Bangkok's underground railway system.(Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

ICC Chief Hunts for Gadhafi Son - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said that the court is still on the hunt for Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam, who officials believe may try to flee Libya with the help of mercenaries. "We are ... receiving information that a group of mercenaries may be endeavoring to facilitate his [Saif al-Islam's] escape from Libya," Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. "We are calling upon states to do all they can to disrupt any such operation."(Photo: REUTERS/Paul Hackett)

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ICC Chief Hunts for Gadhafi Son - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said that the court is still on the hunt for Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam, who officials believe may try to flee Libya with the help of mercenaries. "We are ... receiving information that a group of mercenaries may be endeavoring to facilitate his [Saif al-Islam's] escape from Libya," Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. "We are calling upon states to do all they can to disrupt any such operation."(Photo: REUTERS/Paul Hackett)

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Muslims Make Pilgrimage - Millions of Muslims began their pilgrimage Sunday to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam.  Monday, the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage, marks the Eid al-Adha — a holiday which is one of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar.(Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

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Muslims Make Pilgrimage - Millions of Muslims began their pilgrimage Sunday to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam.  Monday, the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage, marks the Eid al-Adha — a holiday which is one of the biggest events in the Muslim calendar.(Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Europe Ponders a Chinese Bailout - As Europe’s debt crisis rages on, some have shifted their eyes west, toward Asian economic giant China, in the hopes that a bailout is on the way — but World Bank president Robert Zoellick  says that such a deal isn’t likely. “One of the misleading paths is to assume for any of these countries that somebody else is going to bail you out and solve your own problems,” Zoellick said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t think that, for example in the euro zone, people should be looking for a silver bullet from the Chinese when the per capita income in China is about $4,000 a person, and it’s about $38,000 in Europe.”(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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Europe Ponders a Chinese Bailout - As Europe’s debt crisis rages on, some have shifted their eyes west, toward Asian economic giant China, in the hopes that a bailout is on the way — but World Bank president Robert Zoellick  says that such a deal isn’t likely. “One of the misleading paths is to assume for any of these countries that somebody else is going to bail you out and solve your own problems,” Zoellick said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t think that, for example in the euro zone, people should be looking for a silver bullet from the Chinese when the per capita income in China is about $4,000 a person, and it’s about $38,000 in Europe.”(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

Trinidad Cancer Patients Get Radiation Overdose - Cabinet members in Trinidad and Tobago approved a national radiation protection policy, three months after news surfaced that 223 cancer patients at the country’s Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre were overexposed to radiation for a prolonged period of time.(Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Landov)

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Trinidad Cancer Patients Get Radiation Overdose - Cabinet members in Trinidad and Tobago approved a national radiation protection policy, three months after news surfaced that 223 cancer patients at the country’s Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre were overexposed to radiation for a prolonged period of time.(Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Landov)

Kenyan, Ethiopian Win New York City Marathon - Setting records and beating out previous marathon champs, Firehiwot Dado, 27, of Ethiopia and Geoffrey Muta, 30, of Kenya came out on top as the fastest woman and man at Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon.(Photos: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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Kenyan, Ethiopian Win New York City Marathon - Setting records and beating out previous marathon champs, Firehiwot Dado, 27, of Ethiopia and Geoffrey Muta, 30, of Kenya came out on top as the fastest woman and man at Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon.(Photos: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Greeks Get New Government to Tackle Debt Crisis - Sunday, Greece’s embattled government leaders agreed to form a transitional unity government under a new leader to oversee the country’s debt-relief deal with the European Union and then hold early elections.(Photo: Reuters)

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Greeks Get New Government to Tackle Debt Crisis - Sunday, Greece’s embattled government leaders agreed to form a transitional unity government under a new leader to oversee the country’s debt-relief deal with the European Union and then hold early elections.(Photo: Reuters)

East African Bloc Says “No” to Gay Rights - A bloc of East African states, including Tanzania and Zanzibar, have declared that they will not fold to international pressure over the status of gay rights in their countries. "That is an issue not acceptable in this society and we are not going to amend or introduce any laws to grant such rights," Zanzibar President Ali Mohammed Shein said, according to The Monitor.(Photo: REUTERS/James Akena)

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East African Bloc Says “No” to Gay Rights - A bloc of East African states, including Tanzania and Zanzibar, have declared that they will not fold to international pressure over the status of gay rights in their countries. "That is an issue not acceptable in this society and we are not going to amend or introduce any laws to grant such rights," Zanzibar President Ali Mohammed Shein said, according to The Monitor.(Photo: REUTERS/James Akena)