* Africa: According to a report by the Global Smokefree Partnership 90% of Africans have no protection against secondhand smoke and tobacco use may double in some parts of Africa.* China: U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao hours he criticized Chinese online “censorship” at a Shanghai Q-&-A session.
* Australia: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he was "deeply sorry" to about 500,000 "forgotten Australians" who faced child abuse after being placed in orphanages and foster care between 1930 and 1970.
* Afghanistan: Facing mounting international pressure over allegations of corruption, afghan President Hamid Karzai announced the creation of a new anti-corruption unit.
Image – BBC News (“The female chief of a village on Lake Bunyoni in Uganda enjoys a pipe in this picture taken by Shelley Fulton.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, The Telegraph, Voice of America, Los Angeles Times
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