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Obamas Embark on First Africa Tour - The first family will commence a lengthy trip to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania on June 26. President Obama is slated to address key topics, like U.S. investment in and trade with Africa, while the first lady will continue her focus on youth, women and girls. (Photo: AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Snowden Still in Russia - Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was discovered in the transit zone at a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday. The whereabouts of the former CIA employee turned fugitive whistleblower have been unknown for more than two days.   (Photo: AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Homophobia on the Rise in Africa - Amnesty International released a report condemning homophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa. The existence of laws criminalizing same-sex relations sends the "toxic message" that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are criminals, the report read. (Photo: AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

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U.K. Police Investigate Stephen Lawrence Smear Claims - The Guardian revealed an undercover smear campaign, led by the Greater London police force, intended to deface the family of slain teen Stephen Lawrence in the 1980s and 1990s. The racially motivated murder in 1993 initiated major changes in Britain’s double jeopardy rule and racism within the police force. (Photo: AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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Thousands Remain Stranded by Indian Flooding - Flashfloods and landslides brought on by India’s annual monsoon rains have stranded at least 7,000 people in Uttarakhand state. Area officials informed BBC that the death toll is likely over 1,000. Continuing bad weather has hampered the rescue operations, which have been underway since last week. (Photo: AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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Hazardous Haze Continues to Cover Malaysia - Malaysia’s government has declared a state of emergency as thick smog from land-clearance fires in Indonesia covers parts of the country. Given the high pollution index of the suffocating haze, children have been advised to stay indoors or wear gas masks. (Photo: AP Photo/Rony Muharrman)

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Qatari Ruler to Hand Over Power to Son - Qatar ruler Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has announced his decision to step down from power, transferring power to his 33-year-old son. The 61-year-old ruler, credited for transforming a tiny Persian Gulf nation into an economic powerhouse, will address his subjects on Tuesday morning. (Photo: AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad, File)

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Berlusconi Sentenced to Jail for Underage Sex Case - A Milan court has found Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty of having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his power. The panel of three women judges sentenced him to seven years in prison and banned him from public office for life. Berlusconi’s lawyers announced plans to appeal. (Photo: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Brazilians Continue Widespread Protests - Now approaching a two-week mark since their initial surge, the protests occurring throughout Brazil have continued, but at a smaller scale. President Dilma Rousseff is slated to meet with demonstration leaders, according to BBC. (Photo: AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Ghana Aims for Space with Home-Grown Satellites - Students at a private Ghanaian university have developed and launched a model satellite, highlighting future prospects for domestic African space programs. The university president and participants face skepticism, but they point to global warming and natural disasters as a need for sophisticated systems. (Photo: AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

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Zambia to Invest Billions to Double Power Supply - As Africa’s top producer of copper, Zambian officials have announced plans to invest more than $5 billion in energy projects to double the southern African nation’s power supply. A five- to six-year deadline has been set to achieve this goal.(Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files)

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Kenyan Teachers Plan to Strike - The Kenya National Union of Teachers, which represents more than 200,000 schools throughout the country, has announced a nationwide strike over the government’s failure to issue payment allowances negotiated 16 years ago. (Photo: Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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New Party Slated for Upcoming South Africa Elections - Agang SA is a new South Africa independent party which was welcomed Monday in Tshwane by more than 5,000 supporters. Agang SA is led by Dr. Mamphela Ramphele and will run in the country’s 2014 presidential elections. (Photo: EPA/STR /LANDOV)

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Chinese Scientists Develop Hospitals for Africa - China plans to give “container hospitals” and clinics to six African countries this year. At the end of July, it plans to send two container hospitals to Cameroon and Namibia, followed by clinics to Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Egypt by the end of this year. (Photo: GUY-GERVAIS KITINA/AFP/Getty Images)

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South Africa Land Reform Progresses - Despite South Africa’s Land Reform progress, the government has conceded that it will not meet its target of transferring 30 percent of South Africa's land to Black ownership by 2014. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Barclays Closes Business Relationship With Somalia - The Barclays bank is closing its last accounts in Somalia. It is the last major British bank to still provide such money transfer services between Somali citizens overseas and in Somalia. Barclays says it’s a commercial decision. (Photo: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

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African IT Professionals Moving to the U.S. - About 430,000 African IT professionals, half of which are from Nigeria, will leave for the United States in 2015, according to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).(Photo: Ariel Skelley/Getty Images)