Corbyn backs greater public ownership
A debate about public ownership of companies is needed, but restoration of “Clause IV” is not a priority, leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn says. BBC News – UK
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Ferguson marks Michael Brown killing
Hundreds pause in silence in the US town of Ferguson to mark a year since the shooting of Michael Brown, a case that sparked angry protests. BBC News – US & Canada
Rwanda soldier kills four colleagues
A Rwandan peacekeeper in the Central African Republic has shot dead four colleagues before killing himself, Rwanda’s Defence Ministry says. BBC News – Africa
US economy adds 215,000 jobs in July
The US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3%, official figures show. BBC News – Business
West Bank arson attack father dies
A Palestinian man whose 18-month-old child was killed in an arson attack blamed on Jewish settlers has died of his injuries. BBC News – Middle East
Pinochet’s spymaster dies at 86
Manuel Contreras – who headed Chile’s intelligence service during the Pinochet regime in the 1970s and 80s – dies in hospital, aged 86. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean