World Lens: Week of August 3

U.S. journalists freed in North Korea | Clinton heads to Africa. See pics.

Protest - In Ghana, hundreds of people hit the streets in the capital city to protest the West African nation’s economic state. The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) organized the protest; the first such demonstration in the nation since President Atta Mills was sworn in earlier this year. REUTERS/Yaw Bibini (GHANA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

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Protest - In Ghana, hundreds of people hit the streets in the capital city to protest the West African nation’s economic state. The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) organized the protest; the first such demonstration in the nation since President Atta Mills was sworn in earlier this year. REUTERS/Yaw Bibini (GHANA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

In North Korea - Former President Bill Clinton poses for a photo with North Korean President Kim Jong-Il. Clinton made a surprise trip to the Communist nation to negotiate the release of two U.S. journalists who were serving time in the nation, accused of entering the country illegally and being “bent on slander.” REUTERS/KCNA

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In North Korea - Former President Bill Clinton poses for a photo with North Korean President Kim Jong-Il. Clinton made a surprise trip to the Communist nation to negotiate the release of two U.S. journalists who were serving time in the nation, accused of entering the country illegally and being “bent on slander.” REUTERS/KCNA

Freed - U.S. journalists Laura Ling (second left) and Euna Lee (center) talk to members of the media after they were reunited with their families in Burbank, Calif. Ling and Lee were arrested and held in North Korea for months before former President Clinton arrived this week to secure their release. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Freed - U.S. journalists Laura Ling (second left) and Euna Lee (center) talk to members of the media after they were reunited with their families in Burbank, Calif. Ling and Lee were arrested and held in North Korea for months before former President Clinton arrived this week to secure their release. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Disco Star - Singer Gloria Gaynor, who gained popularity for her 1970s disco hits, is shown at her concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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Disco Star - Singer Gloria Gaynor, who gained popularity for her 1970s disco hits, is shown at her concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Break Dancing - Taiwanese breakdancer Xiao Pan shows his skills while his friends look on outside of the Sun Yat-sen memorial in Taipei. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

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Break Dancing - Taiwanese breakdancer Xiao Pan shows his skills while his friends look on outside of the Sun Yat-sen memorial in Taipei. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

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African Trip - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with Kenya’s two top coalition government leaders, President Mwai Kibaki (left) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga before the Africa Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA). Corruption, impunity and rights violations are keeping the nation from making progress. Clinton will visit seven countries during her trip to Africa. REUTERS/Presidential Press Service/Handout

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African Trip - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with Kenya’s two top coalition government leaders, President Mwai Kibaki (left) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga before the Africa Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA). Corruption, impunity and rights violations are keeping the nation from making progress. Clinton will visit seven countries during her trip to Africa. REUTERS/Presidential Press Service/Handout

Blended School - Nigerian students laugh outside of El-Kanemi Islamic School in the city of Maiduguri. The school blends both Western and Islamic teachings. The West African nation, which is pretty split between Christians and Muslims, recently saw an upsurge in violence that left 800 people dead. An Islamic sect was behind the uprising, which was in response to the killing of their leader. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

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Blended School - Nigerian students laugh outside of El-Kanemi Islamic School in the city of Maiduguri. The school blends both Western and Islamic teachings. The West African nation, which is pretty split between Christians and Muslims, recently saw an upsurge in violence that left 800 people dead. An Islamic sect was behind the uprising, which was in response to the killing of their leader. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

40 Lashes - Former Sudanese journalist, Lubna Hussein, who was recently arrested by authorities and sentenced to receive 40 lashes for wearing pants in public, talks to the press after her trial in Khartoum. In an incident that made headlines all around the world, a mob of about 20 to 30 officers came into a restaurant and arrested about 13 women for wearing “indecent” clothes, Hussein says. Some received their lashes to “get it over with,” but Hussein chose to seek legal counsel. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin

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40 Lashes - Former Sudanese journalist, Lubna Hussein, who was recently arrested by authorities and sentenced to receive 40 lashes for wearing pants in public, talks to the press after her trial in Khartoum. In an incident that made headlines all around the world, a mob of about 20 to 30 officers came into a restaurant and arrested about 13 women for wearing “indecent” clothes, Hussein says. Some received their lashes to “get it over with,” but Hussein chose to seek legal counsel. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin

Leaders Meet - South African President Jacob Zuma (left) and Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai shake hands after their meeting to discuss Zimbabwe’s unity government at the African National Congress headquarters in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe’s past political instability and current economic problems have forced thousands of refugees to cross the border into neighboring South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Leaders Meet - South African President Jacob Zuma (left) and Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai shake hands after their meeting to discuss Zimbabwe’s unity government at the African National Congress headquarters in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe’s past political instability and current economic problems have forced thousands of refugees to cross the border into neighboring South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Burning Drugs - Dominican police officers toss marijuana to be burned inside an Army military base in Santo Domingo. Authorities have burned at least 952 kg of cocaine, 323 kg of marijuana and 46 kg of heroin that were confiscated in the nation over the last three months, according to the DNCD National Direction to Control Drugs.

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Burning Drugs - Dominican police officers toss marijuana to be burned inside an Army military base in Santo Domingo. Authorities have burned at least 952 kg of cocaine, 323 kg of marijuana and 46 kg of heroin that were confiscated in the nation over the last three months, according to the DNCD National Direction to Control Drugs.