Global Week in Review: Top Authors Featured in Jamaica Literary Festival

Plus, Sudanese officials deny freedom of woman on death row.

Top Authors Featured in Jamaica Literary Festival - Sudanese officials deny plan to release woman on death row; India protesters hosed down by police; plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Notable authors gathered at Jamaica’s Treasure Beach this past weekend for the Calabash International Literary Festival. This year Zadie Smith (pictured above), Jamaica Kincaid and Colum McCann were some of the novelists who attended the island-based three-day celebration.  (Photo: David McFadden/AP Photo)

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Top Authors Featured in Jamaica Literary Festival - Sudanese officials deny plan to release woman on death row; India protesters hosed down by police; plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Notable authors gathered at Jamaica’s Treasure Beach this past weekend for the Calabash International Literary Festival. This year Zadie Smith (pictured above), Jamaica Kincaid and Colum McCann were some of the novelists who attended the island-based three-day celebration.  (Photo: David McFadden/AP Photo)

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Sudanese Officials Deny Plan to Release Woman on Death Row - Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth to a baby girl in prison earlier this week, will not be released by Sudanese authorities, contrary to reports earlier this week. She was previously sentenced to death by hanging for not rejecting her Christian faith after converting from Islam.  (Photo: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)

India Protesters Hosed Down - Hundreds of women protesting the sexual assault of women in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradeshwere were hosed down by police using water cannons. The women were protesting a recent incident in which two teenagers were gang-raped and found hanging from a tree.  (Photo: AP Photo)

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India Protesters Hosed Down - Hundreds of women protesting the sexual assault of women in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradeshwere were hosed down by police using water cannons. The women were protesting a recent incident in which two teenagers were gang-raped and found hanging from a tree.  (Photo: AP Photo)

Efforts to End South Africa Strike Still Underway - Seventy-five people dead in Central African Republic town; Brazil has record-breaking heat; plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege)The country’s government has put out a proposal to end a strike by platinum miners who are demanding double their current wages from three platinum companies in South Africa Anglo American Platinum, Lonmin and Impala Platinum. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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SA Miner’s Union Fail to Win Court Motion - South Africa’s longest and most costly labor dispute continues. A court struck down an application Monday by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union to stop companies from deliberating with miners directly. Anglo American Platinum and other companies began offering wages to miners, stepping past the miners’ union.   (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Malawi’s New President Wants Economy Boost - The new Malawi president, Peter Mutharika, said Monday that the new administration is “determined to change the direction of the economy.” The new leader was declared the winner in an election last week. His overall goal is an annual economic growth of 7 percent. (Photo: Thoko Chikondi/AP Photo)

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Malawi’s New President Wants Economy Boost - The new Malawi president, Peter Mutharika, said Monday that the new administration is “determined to change the direction of the economy.” The new leader was declared the winner in an election last week. His overall goal is an annual economic growth of 7 percent. (Photo: Thoko Chikondi/AP Photo)

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African Union Peace Keepers Accused of Torturing CAR - The Human Rights Watch has accused peace keepers from the Congo who are working in the Central African Republic of torture, killings and other abuses on Monday. Many of these claims by residents and local officials were uncovered during an investigation by the HRW. (Photo: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

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African Union Peace Keepers Accused of Torturing CAR - The Human Rights Watch has accused peace keepers from the Congo who are working in the Central African Republic of torture, killings and other abuses on Monday. Many of these claims by residents and local officials were uncovered during an investigation by the HRW. (Photo: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

Niger Jails Man in Slavery Case - Elhadji Djadi Raazikou, who took a woman as his fifth wife and forced her as his slave to one of his other four wives, has been sentenced to four years in jail. This is Niger’s first time prosecuting a suspect for slavery. (Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Niger Jails Man in Slavery Case - Elhadji Djadi Raazikou, who took a woman as his fifth wife and forced her as his slave to one of his other four wives, has been sentenced to four years in jail. This is Niger’s first time prosecuting a suspect for slavery. (Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images)