World Lens: Week in Review—Oct. 18
A round-up of world events from the past week.
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Liberia’s Election Results Still Hang in the Balance - Although voting has ended, the winner of Liberia’s closely watched election has yet to be determined. After a preliminary count, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf gained the most votes, but failed to capture the 50 percent needed for victory. Now, the country is headed for a run-off vote that opposing candidate Winston Tubman says he will contest amid allegations of fraud. (Photo: AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)
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Occupy Wall Street Goes Global - Supporters of Occupy Wall Street showed the world that the movement has no borders as demonstrations condemning corporate greed sprung up throughout major cities in Europe on Saturday.(Photo: MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Haiti Confirms New Government - The Haitian parliament passed a vote of confidence on Garry Conille's appointment as prime minister and on the new government's legislative program. The vote was reached after more than 14 hours of debate on Saturday, with 81 members in favor, none against, and seven abstentions. Conille is the third candidate nominated by Haitian president Michel Martelly."We wish you good luck but this is not a blank check," speaker of the House Saurel Jacinthe told Conille, a former advisor to former U.S. president Bill Clinton.(Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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African Cholera Epidemic Grows - The United Nations reported that a cholera epidemic is sweeping through west and central Africa, and has killed at least 2,466 and infected 85,000 more."The size and the scale of the outbreaks mean the region is facing one of the biggest epidemics in its history," UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told a news briefing in Geneva.(Photo: AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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New Libyan Government Accused of Abuse - Amnesty International reports that Libya's Transitional National Council is holding nearly 2,500 detainees in the capital city of Tripoli alone, many of whom have been beaten and subjected to other ill-treatment without being given access to lawyers or judicial proceedings.(Photo: REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)
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U.S., Iraq Talks Over Troop Levels Breakdown - Talks between the United States and Iraq broke down after the parties failed to agree on a key issue regarding legal immunity for U.S. troops who will remain in Iraq after the end of the year.About 40,000 U.S. troops remained in Iraq as of last week. The United States will continue with its plan to draw down troops with almost no troops remaining by year's end.(Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Homicide Rate Drops in Jamaica - Jamaica reported a 40 percent drop in homicides over the past 15 months.(Photo: REUTERS/Hans Deryk)
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UN to Slash Haiti Peacekeeper Numbers - The United Nations Security Council will withdraw about 3,000 troops and police from its mission in Haiti because of the improved political situation in the country.(Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Three Zimbabwe Women Accused of Rape - A band of three Zimabwean women were charged with aggravated incident assault stemming from accusations that they drugged and raped several men over the past two years. (Photo: AP)
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Shell Nigeria Case - Shell’s delta region activities in the 1990s may come back to haunt them. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether companies can be held liable in the U.S. for international human rights law violations. The case against Shell involved allegations that the company helped Nigeria violently suppress oil exploration protests in the 1990s.(Photo: Courtesy supremecourt.gov)
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Obama Sends Troops to Uganda - President Obama ordered the deployment of 100 armed military advisers to central Africa to help regional forces combat the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, a group that has terrorized villagers in at least four countries. Advocacy group Human Rights Watch supported the move. (Photo: Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)