ICC rules out investigation into Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla
Full Article The Guardian
06 Nov 2014

War crimes court says killing of Turkish activists by Israeli commandos in 2010 not of sufficient gravity to warrant inquiry ...

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File - The MV Mavi Marmara aid-carrying ship pulling out of dock en route for Gaza.
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DN! Turkey Demands Israel be Probed by ICC for Attack on Gaza Flotilla
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Gaza flotilla raid: No Israel charges over Mavi Marmara
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Gaza flotilla raid: No Israel charges over Mavi Marmara
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Gaza flotilla raid: No Israel charges over Mavi Marmara
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Gaza flotilla raid: No Israel charges over Mavi Marmara: World News
updated 16 May 2013; published 16 May 2013
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'ICC probe on Israel significant'
UN Lacks Resources to Fight Ebola Outbreak: Emergency Response Chief
Full Article Novosti
06 Nov 2014

MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - The United Nations lacks the necessary resources to defeat Ebola in West Africa, Tony Banbury, head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response said Thursday. "This disease is still a crisis in some areas,...

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Health workers carry the body of a woman that they suspect died from the Ebola virus, as children, right rear, watch in a area known as Clara Town in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014.
photo: AP / Abbas Dulleh

updated 03 Sep 2014; published 03 Sep 2014
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EBOLA | MSF Denounces International Inaction at the United Nations
updated 05 Aug 2014; published 05 Aug 2014
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Resources needed to tackle this Ebola epidemic
updated 22 Oct 2014; published 22 Oct 2014
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Sierra Leone: Lack of resources complicates fight agasint Ebola
updated 24 Oct 2014; published 24 Oct 2014
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Ebola Outbreak 2014 (Educational Video)
updated 08 Aug 2014; published 08 Aug 2014
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Ebola epidemic an international health emergency.
updated 10 Sep 2014; published 10 Sep 2014
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WHO Tells Liberia to Increase Hospital Beds for Ebola Patients.
Barack Obama, Republicans vow to 'work together' despite differences
Full Article Zeenews
06 Nov 2014

With US mid-term elections turning the tide in favour of the Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday appeared to seek common ground and work together with the rivals for America's prosperity, however made it clear that he wasn't ready to wait and will “measure ideas not by whether they come from Democrats or Republicans, but by whether...

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Barack Obama, Republicans vow to 'work together' despite differences
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updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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USA: Will Obama and the Republicans work together?
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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President Obama Press conference On Midterm Election republicans Winning Senate speech 11/5/2014
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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President Obama News Conference After Big Republican Wins in Midterm Election 2014 (FULL COVERAGE)
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Obama vows to work with Republicans over next two years
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Obama, Republicans Vow to Seek Common Ground
updated 11 Oct 2013; published 11 Oct 2013
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President Obama, Republicans in Congress starting to work together
Messi equals Raul's 71 Champions League goals record
Full Article The Times of India
06 Nov 2014

AMSTERDAM: Lionel Messi equalled Real Madrid legend Raul as the top goalscorer in the history of the Champions League on 71 goals after scoring both goals in Barcelona's 2-0 win against Ajax on Wednesday. The Argentine headed Barca in front nine minutes before half-time and then prodded home Pedro Rodriguez's low cross to match Raul's mark in his...

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal during the Group F Champions League match between AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014.
photo: AP / Peter Dejong

updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Lionel Messi All 71 Goals at Champions League 2014 -- Lionel Messi scores twice to equal record
updated 21 Oct 2014; published 21 Oct 2014
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Messi and Ronaldo close in on Raul's record
updated 12 Aug 2014; published 12 Aug 2014
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Lionel Messi Vs Real Madrid - Away HD 720p UEFA Champions League Semifinal (27/04/2011)
updated 06 Nov 2014; published 06 Nov 2014
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Messi beats Ronaldo to equal Raul's Champions League goal record
updated 23 Aug 2011; published 23 Aug 2011
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Real Madrid vs Ronaldinho - 2005-2006 - Cachito clips
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Lionel Messi beats Ronaldo to Raul's record (Messi vs Ajax)
Republicans gain control of U.S. Senate
Full Article Newsday
05 Nov 2014

Advertisement Advertise here Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last two years in office. The Republican rout was wide and deep in what was bound to...

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, celebrates with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, at an election night party in Louisville, Ky.,Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.
photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite

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Republicans take control of Senate, first time since 2006
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Republicans win control of US Senate
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Disaster For Obama As Republicans Win Us Senate
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Republicans Surge to Control of Senate
updated 31 Oct 2014; published 31 Oct 2014
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A tough final two years for Obama if Republicans win Senate
updated 05 Nov 2014; published 05 Nov 2014
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Early Edition 18:00 Republicans claim Senate in U.S. midterm elections

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CounterPunch
On October 31, a new United Nations General Assembly First Committee resolution on depleted uranium (DU) weapons passed overwhelmingly. There were 143 states in favor, four...
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Netanyahu assures Jordan King Abdullah: Temple Mount status quo won't change
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, June 30, 2014. At least 14 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel early Monday, the Israeli army said, the latest in an intensifying barrage from the Palestinian territory.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undertook to ensure the maintenance of the status quo on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during a phone conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday. The full text is available for subscribers & registered...
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Washington, November 05: The US has offered Iran a framework for the potential nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to meet its peaceful energy needs, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday. But whether world powers and Iran are able to reach a...
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Al Jazeera
China says it plans to send around 1,000 medical workers and experts to West Africa to help in the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak that has claimed nearly 5,000 lives. China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said...
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European immigrants contribute £5bn to UK economy but non-EU migrants 'cost £118bn'
European immigrants contribute £5bn to UK economy but non-EU migrants 'cost £118bn'
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Immigrants from Poland and the other nine countries that joined the EU in 2004 have contributed almost £5 billion more to the UK’s economy than they used in benefits and public services. Analysis by the University College London Centre for Research...
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Pakistani police have arrested at least 43 suspects in connection with Tuesday's killing of a Christian couple accused of desecrating the Koran. The couple were beaten to...
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Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division concludes operations in Afghanistan, 13 years after it arrived
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By Tim Craig, Washington Post BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division formally concluded its operations in Afghanistan on Tuesday, another sign that the war is drawing to a close even as American commanders are...
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