Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, following weeks of illness, state media say.

Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his illness has not been made public.
Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis Ababa earlier last month.
Mr Meles took power as the leader of a rebel movement which ousted the communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991.