World Lens: Week of June 28

Jamaican gang leader appears in U.S. court | plus more world stories!

Jamaica Nabs Dudus - Jamaican drug kingpin, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, was captured and arrested by police at a highway checkpoint in the nation in June. Coke, referred to as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords by authorities, was on his way to turning himself in (at the advice of a preacher) when he was stopped. In the previous month, fighting between Jamaican security forces and those loyal to Coke took place in his Kingston neighborhood killing 76 people.

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Dudus Pleads Not Guilty - Late last week, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, Jamaican drug kingpin and leader of the notorious Shower Posse gang appeared in a U.S. court to face drug charges. He pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran a drug ring in the U.S. from his base in Jamaica. His case, which included a manhunt in his Kingston stronghold, had sparked street violence in the area that left more than 70 dead.

S.A. Street Performers - In South Africa, local performers entertain on the streets of Cape Town. The World Cup continues in the nation on Friday between one of the World Cup favorites Brazil and the Netherlands. Ghana, Africa’s last standing representative in the games, takes on Uruguay Friday.

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S.A. Street Performers - In South Africa, local performers entertain on the streets of Cape Town. The World Cup continues in the nation on Friday between one of the World Cup favorites Brazil and the Netherlands. Ghana, Africa’s last standing representative in the games, takes on Uruguay Friday.

Fighting in Somalia - A Somali Islamist fighter (left) takes cover near a destroyed African Union tank in northern Mogadishu. The tank was destroyed Thursday during clashes between insurgents and African peacekeepers. (AP Photo)

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Fighting in Somalia - A Somali Islamist fighter (left) takes cover near a destroyed African Union tank in northern Mogadishu. The tank was destroyed Thursday during clashes between insurgents and African peacekeepers. (AP Photo)

Convicted - South Africa’s former National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi appears outside of the Johannesburg High Court. The ex-national police chief was convicted of corruption Friday after months of testimony about him going on designer shopping sprees with a convicted drug smuggler. (AP Photo)

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Convicted - South Africa’s former National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi appears outside of the Johannesburg High Court. The ex-national police chief was convicted of corruption Friday after months of testimony about him going on designer shopping sprees with a convicted drug smuggler. (AP Photo)

Nigeria’s Oil Crisis - In this recent photo, men walk in an oil slick covering a creek near Bodo City in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. As U.S. officials now work to stanch the flow from the Gulf Coast spill, Nigeria remains mired in spills after 50 years of production by foreign firms eager for the country's easily refined fuel. Environmentalists estimate as much as 546 million gallons of oil have spilled into the country's Niger Delta (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Nigeria’s Oil Crisis - In this recent photo, men walk in an oil slick covering a creek near Bodo City in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. As U.S. officials now work to stanch the flow from the Gulf Coast spill, Nigeria remains mired in spills after 50 years of production by foreign firms eager for the country's easily refined fuel. Environmentalists estimate as much as 546 million gallons of oil have spilled into the country's Niger Delta (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Zimbabwe’s Gays and Lesbians - Employees of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) arrive to court in the nation’s capital Harare on Thursday The pair - Ignatius Muhambi, left and Ellen Chademana – are facing charges under the censorship act for possession of pornographic material. President Robert Mugabe’s government has a history of harassing lesbians and gays. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Zimbabwe’s Gays and Lesbians - Employees of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) arrive to court in the nation’s capital Harare on Thursday The pair - Ignatius Muhambi, left and Ellen Chademana – are facing charges under the censorship act for possession of pornographic material. President Robert Mugabe’s government has a history of harassing lesbians and gays. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Congo’s Independence - On Wednesday, people in the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of independence from its former colonial ruler Belgium. Here, Congolese people sing and dance as they arrive for the yearly national parade in Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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Congo’s Independence - On Wednesday, people in the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of independence from its former colonial ruler Belgium. Here, Congolese people sing and dance as they arrive for the yearly national parade in Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Elections Announced - Early in the summer, Haitian President Rene Preval is shown here leaving a press conference at the National Palace after announcing that the nation will hold its presidential elections on Nov. 28. Preval cannot run again, under the country’s constitution. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

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Haiti Elections Announced - Haitian President Rene Preval leaves a press conference at the National Palace after announcing that the nation will hold its presidential elections on Nov. 28. Preval cannot run again, under the country’s constitution. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

Elections in Guinea - In Guinea, local residents watch as election workers count presidential votes at an outdoor polling station in Conakry. The African nation held its first free election since independence more than 50 years ago. Unfortunately, at least 17 of the 24 candidates have since complained of widespread voter fraud, which election commission heads in the nation have denied.

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Elections in Guinea - In Guinea, local residents watch as election workers count presidential votes at an outdoor polling station in Conakry. The African nation held its first free election since independence more than 50 years ago. Unfortunately, at least 17 of the 24 candidates have since complained of widespread voter fraud, which election commission heads in the nation have denied.

Meningitis Vaccine Campaign - A child in Niger receives a meningitis vaccination on the opening day of a meningitis vaccination campaign. Health officials say a new meningitis vaccine will help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease. (AP Photo/MSF, Liane Cerminara, HO)

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Meningitis Vaccine Campaign - A child in Niger receives a meningitis vaccination on the opening day of a meningitis vaccination campaign. Health officials say a new meningitis vaccine will help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease. (AP Photo/MSF, Liane Cerminara, HO)