Evidence presented to a panel investigating the police shooting of striking platinum miners in Marikana in August strongly suggests that weapons were placed next to the bodies of dead miners, lawyers representing victims’ families said.

Evidence presented to a panel investigating the police shooting of striking platinum miners in Marikana in August strongly suggests that weapons were placed next to the bodies of dead miners, lawyers representing victims’ families said.

Malawi suspended its laws against same-sex relationships on Monday and ordered the police not to arrest gays pending a decision on whether to repeal the legislation.

South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan last year, objected to a United Nations report raising allegations of atrocities by South Sudan’s army.

Wendy Sherman, the the highest-ranking American official to set foot in the country in more than 20 years, met in Mogadishu with the new president and said that she saw signs of hope.

Wendy Sherman, the the highest-ranking American official to set foot in the country in more than 20 years, met in Mogadishu with the new president and said that she saw signs of hope.

Malawi suspended its laws against same-sex relationships on Monday and ordered the police not to arrest gays pending a decision on whether to repeal the legislation.