World Lens: Week of March 15

Wyclef Jean is honored; Cubans protest; Haitians are reunited. See pics.

Riot Aftermath - A Ugandan woman cries at the scene where three men were shot after a raid by military police at the Kasubi tombs. The tombs, which were burned down, are one of the Buganda tribe’s sacred sites. After it was burned down, many hit the streets in protest accusing the government of arson. Police say that rioters attacked officers, firefighters and soldiers. (AP Photo/Marc Hofer)

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Riot Aftermath - A Ugandan woman cries at the scene where three men were shot after a raid by military police at the Kasubi tombs. The tombs, which were burned down, are one of the Buganda tribe’s sacred sites. After it was burned down, many hit the streets in protest accusing the government of arson. Police say that rioters attacked officers, firefighters and soldiers. (AP Photo/Marc Hofer)

Casandra Award - Musician Wyclef accepts a Casandra Award during a ceremony at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Awards are handed out each year by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo.

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Casandra Award - Musician Wyclef accepts a Casandra Award during a ceremony at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Awards are handed out each year by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo.

Also Honored - Actress Zoe Saldana, whose father is Dominican, was also honored with a Casandra Award for her role in the movie, “Avatar.” (AP Photo/Victor Calvo)

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Also Honored - Actress Zoe Saldana, whose father is Dominican, was also honored with a Casandra Award for her role in the movie, “Avatar.” (AP Photo/Victor Calvo)

Long Jump - Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa makes an attempt during the Men’s Long Jump final at the 13th International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Long Jump - Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa makes an attempt during the Men’s Long Jump final at the 13th International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Ladies in White Protest - Security guards move members of a group of Cuban dissidents (Ladies in White) from the street during a protest. The women hit the streets of Havana demanding that their jailed husbands and sons be released. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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Ladies in White Protest - Security guards move members of a group of Cuban dissidents (Ladies in White) from the street during a protest. The women hit the streets of Havana demanding that their jailed husbands and sons be released. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

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Reunited - Haitian sisters sit with their mother after being reunited with her at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince. Families were reunited with the children they gave to American missionaries weeks after the nation’s devastating quake. The missionaries were detained while trying to take the children to the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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Reunited - Haitian sisters sit with their mother after being reunited with her at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince. Families were reunited with the children they gave to American missionaries weeks after the nation’s devastating quake. The missionaries were detained while trying to take the children to the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Leaders Meet - Zimbabwe opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, South African President Jacob Zuma, President Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara are pictured here after holding discussions in Harare. Zuma was in the nation acting as chief mediator between the Zimbabwean leaders who are trying to work together in a power-sharing government. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Leaders Meet - Zimbabwe opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, South African President Jacob Zuma, President Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara are pictured here after holding discussions in Harare. Zuma was in the nation acting as chief mediator between the Zimbabwean leaders who are trying to work together in a power-sharing government. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Haiti Visit - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets children during a visit to a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

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Haiti Visit - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets children during a visit to a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Receiving Aid - Displaced families in Somalia wait to receive food aid distributed by a non-governmental organization and the World Food Program earlier this week in Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Receiving Aid - Displaced families in Somalia wait to receive food aid distributed by a non-governmental organization and the World Food Program earlier this week in Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Cabinet Dissolved - Nigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan got rid of the African nation’s cabinet, just over a month after assuming the position. “The acting president gives no reason for the dissolution,” Nigeria’s information minister said. “There is no vacuum in the government as permanent secretaries will take charge. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)

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Cabinet Dissolved - Nigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan got rid of the African nation’s cabinet, just over a month after assuming the position. “The acting president gives no reason for the dissolution,” Nigeria’s information minister said. “There is no vacuum in the government as permanent secretaries will take charge. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)