Ethiopia denies reports of PM's grave illness

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister is in “very good” health and will return to office in a few days, a top government official said Thursday, denying reports that the nation’s longtime ruler is in life-threatening condition.

Meles Zenawi, 57, is following his doctor’s advice to rest after experiencing exhaustion resulting from long years of service without a break, communications minister Bereket Simon said.