Global Week in Review: Plane Crash Kills Bahamas Pastor

Plus, suicide bomber attacks a high school in Nigeria.

Bahamian Evangelist Killed in Plane Crash - Suicide bomber attacks a high school in Nigeria, plus more global news. — Katerina Torres (@katerinatorres)Myles Munroe, founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries, died in a plane crash on Sunday after the small executive jet he was aboard crashed on attempting to land in Freeport, Bahamas, the AP reports. Following what they believe would be Munroe’s wishes, the Global Leadership Forum planned to carry on after his death. (Photo: Dr Myles Monroe via Instagram)

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Bahamian Evangelist Killed in Plane Crash - Suicide bomber attacks a high school in Nigeria, plus more global news. — Katerina Torres (@katerinatorres)Myles Munroe, founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries, died in a plane crash on Sunday after the small executive jet he was aboard crashed on attempting to land in Freeport, Bahamas, the AP reports. Following what they believe would be Munroe’s wishes, the Global Leadership Forum planned to carry on after his death. (Photo: Dr Myles Monroe via Instagram)

Nonprofit Sow a Seed Donates $41,000 to Haiti - Karen Civil and her nonprofit organization Sow a Seed donated $41,000 to the Live Civil Playground for orphans in Haiti. “I believe in the power of play. Unfortunately Haiti does not have many safe environments for children to play and express themselves. Coming from a Haitian American home, I thought it was necessary to give back to the country in which my parents were raised.” (Photo: REUTERS/Marie Arago )

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Nonprofit Sow a Seed Donates $41,000 to Haiti - Karen Civil and her nonprofit organization Sow a Seed donated $41,000 to the Live Civil Playground for orphans in Haiti. “I believe in the power of play. Unfortunately Haiti does not have many safe environments for children to play and express themselves. Coming from a Haitian American home, I thought it was necessary to give back to the country in which my parents were raised.” (Photo: REUTERS/Marie Arago )

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48 Students Killed in Explosion in Nigeria - On Monday, a suicide bomber attacked a high school in Potiskum, Nigeria. According to the AP, at least 48 students were killed and another 79 were admitted to the hospital with severe injuries. The incident comes after a suicide bomb attack in the city a week before killing 30. Boko Haram militants, responsible for the April kidnapping of close to 300 schoolgirls, is suspected to be the culprit in both attacks.  (Photo: Adamu Adamu/AP Photo)

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Morocco Not Budging on Postponing Football Tournament - Morocco was set to host the African Cup of Nations football tournament from Jan. 17 to Feb. 8, but continues to press their request to postpone the tournament given the Ebola outbreak. They aren’t the only country not wanting to host the games; the AP reports that South Africa, Egypt and Sudan have all stated they also don’t want to host. (Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images)

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Morocco Not Budging on Postponing Football Tournament - Morocco was set to host the African Cup of Nations football tournament from Jan. 17 to Feb. 8, but continues to press their request to postpone the tournament given the Ebola outbreak. They aren’t the only country not wanting to host the games; the AP reports that South Africa, Egypt and Sudan have all stated they also don’t want to host. (Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images)

25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall - On Sunday, Nov. 9, Germany marked the 25th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall. A museum opened where one section of the Wall remains and a nine-mile-long chain of lit-up helium balloons were released, the AP reports.(Photo: Steffi Loos/AP Photo)

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25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall - On Sunday, Nov. 9, Germany marked the 25th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall. A museum opened where one section of the Wall remains and a nine-mile-long chain of lit-up helium balloons were released, the AP reports.(Photo: Steffi Loos/AP Photo)

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Floods in Haiti Claim the Lives of 12 - Heavy rain storms caused the death of 12 people in Haiti, the AP reports. Several flights were canceled due to flooding in the airport and about 5,000 people had to go to shelters. Other islands also had flooding including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. (Photo: Hector RetamalAFP/Getty Images)

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Floods in Haiti Claim the Lives of 12 - Heavy rain storms caused the death of 12 people in Haiti, the AP reports. Several flights were canceled due to flooding in the airport and about 5,000 people had to go to shelters. Other islands also had flooding including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. (Photo: Hector RetamalAFP/Getty Images)

Paraguayan Woman Burned Alive for Witchcraft - Adolfina Ocampos, a 45-year-old woman accused of practicing witchcraft, was tied to a wooden pole and burned alive but not until after members of the Mbya Guarani group shot her with arrows first. Prosecutor Fany Aguilera charged nine men with the murder, the AP reports. (Photo: Bob Rowan/Progressive Image/Corbis)

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Paraguayan Woman Burned Alive for Witchcraft - Adolfina Ocampos, a 45-year-old woman accused of practicing witchcraft, was tied to a wooden pole and burned alive but not until after members of the Mbya Guarani group shot her with arrows first. Prosecutor Fany Aguilera charged nine men with the murder, the AP reports. (Photo: Bob Rowan/Progressive Image/Corbis)

South African Ventriloquist Fights Gag Order - Conrad Koch, a South African ventriloquist, often performs acts on political commentary with his puppet, Chester Missing. However, a recent gag order by singer Steve Hofmeyr has hindered his recent acts, he told the AP. The gag order comes as a result of a campaign where Koch and his puppet asked sponsors to pull out their support of the singer after some comments Hofmeyr made on segregation and apartheid. (Photo: Schalk van Zuydam/AP Photo)

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South African Ventriloquist Fights Gag Order - Conrad Koch, a South African ventriloquist, often performs acts on political commentary with his puppet, Chester Missing. However, a recent gag order by singer Steve Hofmeyr has hindered his recent acts, he told the AP. The gag order comes as a result of a campaign where Koch and his puppet asked sponsors to pull out their support of the singer after some comments Hofmeyr made on segregation and apartheid. (Photo: Schalk van Zuydam/AP Photo)