Ethiopia ‘hero’ runner gets asylum donations after Oromo protest sign
A crowd-funding campaign raises more than $ 40,000 to help Ethiopia’s Olympic marathon medallist seek asylum after his anti-government protest. BBC News – Africa
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Viacom boss Philippe Dauman resigns following $72m settlement
Viacom’s chief executive resigns after a fraught battle for control of the US media giant, with a $ 72m (£55m) payoff as part of a settlement with the company. BBC News – Business
Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists for Camp Speicher massacre
Iraq hangs 36 members of so-called Islamic State over the massacre of up to 1,700 military recruits at the former US base, Camp Speicher, in 2014. BBC News – Middle East
Rio Olympics 2016: Brazil’s men win volleyball gold on final day
Brazil beat Italy in the men’s volleyball final to give the home crowd a seventh gold medal of the Games. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Turkey wedding suicide bomber ‘was child aged 12-14’
The suicide bomber who killed 51 at a Kurdish wedding in Turkey was 12 to 14 years old and was working for so-called Islamic State, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. BBC News – Europe
Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB beat China to finish second in medal table
Great Britain finish above Olympic powerhouse China in second in the medal table at Rio – after beating their London 2012 total. BBC News – UK