Iraq’s Maliki quits to end deadlock
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki is to step aside in favour of Haider al-Abadi, ending the country’s political deadlock, state TV says. BBC News – Middle East
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Ebola crisis ‘vastly underestimated’
The UN’s health agency says the scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be “vastly underestimated”, as the death toll reaches 1,069. BBC News – Africa
Peaceful protests in Missouri town
Hundreds of people are taking part in a peaceful protest in Ferguson, in honour of a black unarmed teenager killed by police, after four nights of unrest. BBC News – US & Canada
France to give arms to Iraqi Kurds
French President Francois Hollande says France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”. BBC News – Middle East
UK jobless rate nears six-year low
The UK unemployment rate falls to 6.4% in the three months to June, close to a six-year low but wage growth is the slowest on record. BBC News – Business
Swiss train derailed in landslide
A landslide in Switzerland derails a train in a “serious accident” amid reports that carriages plunged into a ravine. BBC News – Europe