Canada election: Liberals sweep to power
Canada's Liberal Party has decisively won a general election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule.
The centrist Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, started the campaign in third place but in a stunning turnaround now command a majority.
Mr Trudeau, the 43-year-old son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, said Canadians had voted for real change.
Incumbent Conservative PM Stephen Harper accepted defeat and his party said he will step down as leader.
It was the longest campaign in Canada's history, and had been thought to be much closer.
Speaking after the polls closed, Mr Harper said he had already congratulated Mr Trudeau, saying the Conservatives would accept the results "without hesitation".
2015 hajj stampede deadliest ever as foreign governments put toll at 1,849
September tragedy killed more people than a tunnel stampede in 1990, and hundreds of pilgrims have still not been accounted for
The death toll from September’s hajj stampede has risen to at least 1,849, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in the pilgrimage’s history.
Saudi Arabia has yet to provide an updated death toll after saying 769 Muslim pilgrims had died in the tragedy near Mecca. Saudi authorities have also not provided a breakdown by nationality.
Hundreds of pilgrims have also not been accounted for following the stampede on 24 September at the hajj, one of the largest annual gatherings in the world.
But many foreign governments have provided numbers on pilgrims killed from their countries.
First case of cancer linked to Fukushima nuclear disaster confirmed by Japan
The labour ministry said the worker was involved in clean-up operations after the meltdown
Japan has confirmed the first case of cancer linked to the Fukushima nuclear reactor leak, more than four years after the disaster.
A former employee at the facility, which was damaged in the magnitude nine earthquake that devastated parts of the country in March 2011, has been diagnosed with radiation-linked leukaemia.
Japan’s labour ministry released a statement saying the man was in his 30s and is being awarded compensation, according to a translation by NHK World.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, said more than 44,000 people have worked to decommission the facility.German anti-Islam Pegida protest swells, as refugee shelters burn
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Dresden: As the German anti-Islam movement Pegida staged its biggest rally in months on Monday, twelve people were injured in a fire at a building in Gudensberg accommodating mostly migrant workers from Bulgaria and Poland.
AFP reported five of the injured were seriously hurt when the fire ripped through the half-timber building, in the central German town, while in Erfurt, a block of flats meant to house migrants was flooded in the latest act of sabotage against planned refugee shelters.
The incidents come after a spate of arson attacks on five planned refugee accommodation facilities in recent weeks in Thuringia, Germany.
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A Possible Coup in Saudi Arabia Signals the End of US Dominance in the Mideast
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If Saudi Arabia didn't already have enough worries in a fast-changing Middle East, yet another crisis hit home for the desert kingdom: alleged hospitalization of King Salman, thought to have Alzheimer's disease or some form of dementia. He only assumed the throne in January.
While the 79-year-old monarch's hospital stay surprised many in the West, the question global affairs and security analysts ask is: What might the future look like for Saudi Arabia now that the controversial king is sidelined? Will the rest of the royal family accept and allow Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef to lead? Or will the kingdom's royal family see division within the ranks?
These events could coalesce into a major political storm, significantly increasing the risk of instability not only within the kingdom but across the greater, strife-torn Middle East (if that's even possible).
These events could coalesce into a major political storm, significantly increasing the risk of instability not only within the kingdom but across the greater, strife-torn Middle East (if that's even possible).
This turn of events comes on the heels of shocking news. London's Guardian credits claims by an anonymous Saudi prince who states that two letters have circulated among senior members of the royal family encouraging them to stage a coup against King Salman.
Ban Ki-Moon to Israel, Palestine: Peace Takes More Courage Than Violence
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The United Nations' Secretary General urged Palestinian youth to "put down the weapons of despair" Tuesday, saying he understands their frustration but that violence is not the answer.
Ban Ki-moon sent a message to the Israeli and Palestinian people ahead of a surprise visit to the region amid a wave of bloodshed and violence.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki told Palestinian radio that Ban will arrive later Tuesday and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, according to the Associated Press. Israel has yet to officially confirm the visit.
Ahead of that visit, Ban's expressed concern of the recent "dangerous escalation" in violence.
"I am dismayed — as we all should be — when I see young people, children, picking up weapons and seeking to kill," he said in a video message. "Let me be clear: violence will only undermine the legitimate Palestinian aspirations for statehood and the longing of Israelis for security."
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