Global Week in Review: 600 People Fall Sick on Royal Caribbean Cruise

Protesters disrupt trial of gay men, plus more news.

Sail Away - Always wanted to take a group cruise, but couldn’t get away for a week? Cruise lines are now offering more short trips (starting at three days) just for you. Or try a river cruise; they are hot right now, and won’t take you as far away from home.  Tip: If you want the week-long experience without the trip to Florida that comes with most cruises, head to sites like Cruiseline.com or CruisesOnly.com, which make it easy to find trips from ports all over the country.  (Photo: Thomas Layer/AP Photo)

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600 Passengers Fall Sick on Royal Caribbean Cruise - Protesters disrupt trial of gay men; Tunisia passes new constitution; plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@nateIege) Royal Caribbean International has some explaining to do. More than 600 passengers and crew members fell sick with stomach flu during a 10-day Caribbean cruise. While the ship docked in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, a representative from the CDC inspected the craft, leading the company to send the ship back days earlier. (Photo: AP Photo/Thomas Layer)

Protesters Disrupt Trial of Gay Men - Thousands surrounded a court in Nigeria’s northern city of Bauchi and launched stones into the building where seven men were on trial for belonging to gay organizations. The judge stopped the trial and the men were returned to their prison cells. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan passed a law earlier this month saying gay marriage is illegal.  (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Protesters Disrupt Trial of Gay Men - Thousands surrounded a court in Nigeria’s northern city of Bauchi and launched stones into the building where seven men were on trial for belonging to gay organizations. The judge stopped the trial and the men were returned to their prison cells. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan passed a law earlier this month saying gay marriage is illegal.  (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Tunisia Passes New Constitution - After two years of debates, Tunisia finally has a new constitution, which is being called one of the most progressive in the Arab world. The new document passed on Sunday and includes freedom of religion and women’s rights.(Photo: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)

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Tunisia Passes New Constitution - After two years of debates, Tunisia finally has a new constitution, which is being called one of the most progressive in the Arab world. The new document passed on Sunday and includes freedom of religion and women’s rights.(Photo: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)

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South Korean Bar Causes Controversy With “Big Black Brother” Fried Chicken - A bar in Seoul, South Korea, is being criticized for serving a dish called "Big Black Brother Fried Chicken," that is fried and smothered in a black sauce. An American who has been living in the city for 19 years brought attention to it on Twitter. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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52 Dead in Northeast Nigeria Attack by Extremists - Fifty-two people were killed after explosions were set off by Islamic extremists in the Kawuri village in Nigeria’s northeast, officials said Monday. The attackers also used guns to raid a nearby market shortly before they planted the explosives. Sixteen people were injured.  (Photo: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

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Egyptian Military Backs El-Sissi in Presidential Run - Egypt’s army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was endorsed for a presidential run by the country’s top generals on Monday. El-Sissi is expected to win the majority of the public’s vote if he does run in elections, which will take place by the end of April. (Photo: AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool, File)

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Egyptian Military Backs El-Sissi in Presidential Run - Egypt’s army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was endorsed for a presidential run by the country’s top generals on Monday. El-Sissi is expected to win the majority of the public’s vote if he does run in elections, which will take place by the end of April. (Photo: AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool, File)

Anglican Head to Visit Violence-Hit African Region - Archbishop Justin Welby, the head of the worldwide Anglican Church, will visit war-torn South Sudan, Congo, Burundi and Rwanda for a five-day trip scheduled later this week. During his time he hopes to “express solidarity, build personal and professional bonds, understand the primates' work in their local contexts, and lay foundations for good collaboration over the coming years." (Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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Anglican Head to Visit Violence-Hit African Region - Archbishop Justin Welby, the head of the worldwide Anglican Church, will visit war-torn South Sudan, Congo, Burundi and Rwanda for a five-day trip scheduled later this week. During his time he hopes to “express solidarity, build personal and professional bonds, understand the primates' work in their local contexts, and lay foundations for good collaboration over the coming years." (Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Talks in South Africa Platinum Strikes Resume - In South Africa, the government resumed talks in ending a strike by platinum miners who are demanding higher wages from their company, Anglo American Platinum Ltd. The protests have had a negative effect on the country’s economy since beginning last week.  (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Talks in South Africa Platinum Strikes Resume - In South Africa, the government resumed talks in ending a strike by platinum miners who are demanding higher wages from their company, Anglo American Platinum Ltd. The protests have had a negative effect on the country’s economy since beginning last week.  (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

U.N. Rapporteur Says Rwanda Sends “Chilling Message” to Dissenters - A special rapporteur for the U.N. says Rwanda’s political environment sends a “chilling and unacceptable message” to those who publicly disagree with the government in a peaceful manner. The government has denied blocking this freedom from citizens and the media. "In all such cases, these politicians are accused of violence or having links with violent groups," rapporteur Maina Kiai said. (Photo: REUTERS/Ruben Sprich)

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U.N. Rapporteur Says Rwanda Sends “Chilling Message” to Dissenters - A special rapporteur for the U.N. says Rwanda’s political environment sends a “chilling and unacceptable message” to those who publicly disagree with the government in a peaceful manner. The government has denied blocking this freedom from citizens and the media. "In all such cases, these politicians are accused of violence or having links with violent groups," rapporteur Maina Kiai said. (Photo: REUTERS/Ruben Sprich)

U.S. Strike Killed al Shabaab Commander - A senior al Shabaab commander who led suicide attacks for the militant group was killed in a U.S. missile strike in Barawe, a remote area in southern Somalia on Sunday. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

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U.S. Strike Killed al Shabaab Commander - A senior al Shabaab commander who led suicide attacks for the militant group was killed in a U.S. missile strike in Barawe, a remote area in southern Somalia on Sunday. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)