Global Week in Review: Sudan Releases Woman on Death Row

Plus, the White House condemns sentencing of reporters.

Sudan Release Woman on Death Row for Apostasy - The White House condemns Egypt sentencing reporters, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)Meriam Ibrahim, 27, a Sudanese woman was released from death row and reunited with her husband and two children on Monday. Her sentence was canceled by a Khartoum court. Ibrahim was born to a Muslim father and Christian mother and was convicted of apostasy for marrying a Christian man.  (Photo: AP Photo/Al Fajer, File)

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Sudan Release Woman on Death Row for Apostasy - The White House condemns Egypt sentencing reporters, plus more global news. – Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)Meriam Ibrahim, 27, a Sudanese woman was released from death row and reunited with her husband and two children on Monday. Her sentence was canceled by a Khartoum court. Ibrahim was born to a Muslim father and Christian mother and was convicted of apostasy for marrying a Christian man.  (Photo: AP Photo/Al Fajer, File)

Virginity Offering for Missing Girls - Nigerian singer, Adokiye, is offering her virginity in exchange for the 200 girls abducted in April. The rising-star said in interview that she would give up what she?s been cultivating for over two decades for the return of girls. (Photo: Courtesy of Aeonmusik)

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Virginity Offering for Missing Girls - Nigerian singer, Adokiye, is offering her virginity in exchange for the 200 girls abducted in April. The rising-star said in interview that she would give up what she’s been cultivating for over two decades for the return of girls. (Photo: Courtesy of Aeonmusik)

White House Condemns Egypt Sentencing Reporters - Egypt sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to a seven-year prison sentence for supporting the Muslim brotherhood opposition to a new government in Cairo. The White House is strongly opposing the ruling and calls for their release.  (Photo: AP Photo/Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk Newspaper) 

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White House Condemns Egypt Sentencing Reporters - Egypt sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to a seven-year prison sentence for supporting the Muslim brotherhood opposition to a new government in Cairo. The White House is strongly opposing the ruling and calls for their release.  (Photo: AP Photo/Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk Newspaper) 

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Explosion at Medical School in Nigeria's Kano City - At least eight people were killed and 12 were wounded in an explosion at the School of Hygiene in the city of Kano, Nigeria. “People were shouting ‘Get out! It’s a bomb!” said Aishatu Musa to the Associated Press. A suspect has been detained for investigation.  (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)

FIFA Urged to Show Leadership on Discrimination - Fare, an organization that monitors discrimination at soccer matches, is putting pressure on FIFA to show more leadership in cracking down on racism and homophobia incidents at events. This comes after Mexican fans chanted an alleged gay slur and FIFA concluded it was not offensive. (Photo: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

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FIFA Urged to Show Leadership on Discrimination - Fare, an organization that monitors discrimination at soccer matches, is putting pressure on FIFA to show more leadership in cracking down on racism and homophobia incidents at events. This comes after Mexican fans chanted an alleged gay slur and FIFA concluded it was not offensive. (Photo: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

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Report: West African Ebola Epidemic "Out of Control" - The ebola epidemic in West Africa has reached “out of control” levels, according to the United Nations World Health Organization. The disease has taken 337 lives since February. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have needed government resources and aid agencies to keep the Ebola from spreading. (Photo: AP Photo/WHO, Christopher Black, HO, File)

Population Shift: 40 Percent of Humans Will Be African by End of Century - UNICEF predicts that 1.8 billion babies will be born in Africa over the next 35 years, and is expected to “transform the continent, breaking centuries-old cycles of poverty and inequality.” There will be 4.2 billion people in Africa by the end of the century, making them 40 percent of the world population, the Globe and Mail reports.  (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT COMMODITIES)

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Four Miners Found Dead in South Africa - The bodies of four suspected illegal miners were found with gunshot wounds in their heads at a gold mine near Johannesburg on Saturday. Police have not determined what the motives of the killing were, but illegal mining is a common happening. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

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South Africa Says Zuma's Health Is 'Fine' - A spokesperson for South African President Jacob Zuma’s says his health is “fine” on Sunday. The country’s leader spent two days in the hospital two weeks ago. There were reports that Zuma had a cardiac condition, diabetes and high blood pressure, but his representatives won’t be "engaged on rumors" of Zuma’s health.  (Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)