Zimbabwe's Former Vice President Refuses to Meet Mugabe

Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. He says he will not return home until his safety is guaranteed. The governing ZANU-PF party is due to launch impeachment proceedings against President Mugabe later today. Also: a suicide bomb attack in the Nigerian town of Mubi kills at least fifty people, Myanmar is to begin talks with Bangladesh about the return of Rohingya Muslims, and China's biggest social network and gaming firm reaches a market value bigger than Facebook.

(Photo: Zimbabwe's former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Credit: Getty Images).