World Lens: Week of March 27

Shakira visits Haiti, Libyan leaders flee, plus more.

”Baby Doc” Hospitalized - Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was discharged Tuesday from a Port-au-Prince hospital where he was admitted and treated for chest pains. (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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”Baby Doc” Hospitalized - Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was discharged Tuesday from a Port-au-Prince hospital where he was admitted and treated for chest pains. (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Shakira’s Foundation Donates to Haitian School - On Thursday, the Inter-American Development Bank and singer Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation (Pies Descalzos) announced they will support the Haitian government’s efforts to rebuild the Elie Dubois school with an $800,000 contribution. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Shakira’s Foundation Donates to Haitian School - On Thursday, the Inter-American Development Bank and singer Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation (Pies Descalzos) announced they will support the Haitian government’s efforts to rebuild the Elie Dubois school with an $800,000 contribution. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Mexican President Nominates 1st Woman for Attorney General - President Felipe Calderon of Mexico announced the resignation of his attorney general Thursday and nominated Marisela Morales Ibanez, currently the assistant in charge of organized crime, to the position. If she’s approved by the Mexican Senate, Morales will be the first woman to hold the post. (Photo: AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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Mexican President Nominates 1st Woman for Attorney General - President Felipe Calderon of Mexico announced the resignation of his attorney general Thursday and nominated Marisela Morales Ibanez, currently the assistant in charge of organized crime, to the position. If she’s approved by the Mexican Senate, Morales will be the first woman to hold the post. (Photo: AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

Party Victory - On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change members of parliament celebrated the re-election victory of Lovemore Moyo, center, who won the most votes in an election to determine the next speaker of the country’s Parliament, in the capital city of Harare. It was a narrow win; Moyo, who also serves as chairman of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party, won 105 votes to defeat Simon Khaya-Moyo, who had 95 votes. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Party Victory - On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change members of parliament celebrated the re-election victory of Lovemore Moyo, center, who won the most votes in an election to determine the next speaker of the country’s Parliament, in the capital city of Harare. It was a narrow win; Moyo, who also serves as chairman of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party, won 105 votes to defeat Simon Khaya-Moyo, who had 95 votes. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

U.N. Leader in Kenya - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in Nairobi and officially opened the new offices of the United Nations Environment Programme and the U.N. Human Settlements Programme. (Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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U.N. Leader in Kenya - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in Nairobi and officially opened the new offices of the United Nations Environment Programme and the U.N. Human Settlements Programme. (Photo: AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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Ivory Coast President Speaks Out - Rebels fighting to install the Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president Alassane Ouattara descended on the nation’s main city, Abidjan, Thursday as the top army commander fled his post in the face of a lightning offensive that took down several towns. As his forces converged near the capital, Ouattara made a final appeal to Laurent Gbagbo to step down, and called on the rest of the army to defect. (Photo: AP Photo / APTN)

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Ivory Coast President Speaks Out - Rebels fighting to install the Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president Alassane Ouattara descended on the nation’s main city, Abidjan, Thursday as the top army commander fled his post in the face of a lightning offensive that took down several towns. As his forces converged near the capital, Ouattara made a final appeal to Laurent Gbagbo to step down, and called on the rest of the army to defect. (Photo: AP Photo / APTN)

South Africa Official Visits U.S. - South Africa’s Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe met with Vice President Biden Tuesday for bilateral talks during his four-day working visit to the United States. On Monday, Motlanthe gave a public lecture at New York University before heading to D.C. and he ended his U.S. trip with a visit to Chicago Thursday. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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South Africa Official Visits U.S. - South Africa’s Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe met with Vice President Biden Tuesday for bilateral talks during his four-day working visit to the United States. On Monday, Motlanthe gave a public lecture at New York University before heading to D.C. and he ended his U.S. trip with a visit to Chicago Thursday. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Haiti Run-Off Results Delayed - The preliminary results of Haiti’s recent run-off presidential elections between former first lady Mirlande Manigat and musician Michel Martelly were supposed to be announced Thursday, but have been delayed due to voter fraud, according to the nation’s Provisional Election Council. “A high level of fraud and irregularities of various kinds has been detected in the tabulations of votes,” the agency announced. There preliminary results won’t be announced until April 4 and final results are expected to be announced April 16. (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Haiti Run-Off Results Delayed - The preliminary results of Haiti’s recent run-off presidential elections between former first lady Mirlande Manigat and musician Michel Martelly were supposed to be announced Thursday, but have been delayed due to voter fraud, according to the nation’s Provisional Election Council. “A high level of fraud and irregularities of various kinds has been detected in the tabulations of votes,” the agency announced. There preliminary results won’t be announced until April 4 and final results are expected to be announced April 16. (Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

"Art for Peace" Exhibition - Congolese artist Alfred Liyolo poses for a photo in front of one of his sculptures depicting a woman carrying a child at the opening of an art exhibition by 10 renowned Congolese artists in Johannesburg Tuesday. The exhibition, named "Art For Peace," will donate the proceeds to support women and child victims of sexual violence in eastern Congo. (Photo: AP Photo/Carley Petesch)

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"Art for Peace" Exhibition - Congolese artist Alfred Liyolo poses for a photo in front of one of his sculptures depicting a woman carrying a child at the opening of an art exhibition by 10 renowned Congolese artists in Johannesburg Tuesday. The exhibition, named "Art For Peace," will donate the proceeds to support women and child victims of sexual violence in eastern Congo. (Photo: AP Photo/Carley Petesch)

Soccer Match - England’s Jack Wilshere (right) grapples with Ghana’s Anthony Annan during their international soccer friendly match at London’s Wembley Stadium Tuesday. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Photo: AP Photo/ Tom Hevezi)

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Soccer Match - England’s Jack Wilshere (right) grapples with Ghana’s Anthony Annan during their international soccer friendly match at London’s Wembley Stadium Tuesday. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (Photo: AP Photo/ Tom Hevezi)

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Brazil in Mourning - Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, right, mourns over the body of the country’s former Vice President Jose Alencar during a tribute at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday. Alencar, who served two terms under Lula da Silva, died Tuesday afternoon in a São Paulo hospital after fighting abdominal cancer since 1997. He was 79. José de Alencar, son of the former vice president, is pictured at left. (Photo: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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Brazil in Mourning - Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, right, mourns over the body of the country’s former Vice President Jose Alencar during a tribute at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday. Alencar, who served two terms under Lula da Silva, died Tuesday afternoon in a São Paulo hospital after fighting abdominal cancer since 1997. He was 79. José de Alencar, son of the former vice president, is pictured at left. (Photo: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Libyan Conflict - Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, whose forces are currently battling rebels for control of key Libyan cities, showed some evidence of cracking this week, with a couple of notable defections. Libya’s Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa fled to London, where he spoke to officials, and the nation’s former Foreign Minister Ali Abdussalam Treki (who was recently appointed as an ambassador) fled to Egypt, according to opposition forces. On Monday, President Obama delivered a prime time address to the American people, giving his administration’s rationale for getting involved in the North African nation’s conflict. (Photo: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Libyan Conflict - Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, whose forces are currently battling rebels for control of key Libyan cities, showed some evidence of cracking this week, with a couple of notable defections. Libya’s Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa fled to London, where he spoke to officials, and the nation’s former Foreign Minister Ali Abdussalam Treki (who was recently appointed as an ambassador) fled to Egypt, according to opposition forces. On Monday, President Obama delivered a prime time address to the American people, giving his administration’s rationale for getting involved in the North African nation’s conflict. (Photo: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)