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Joe Biden rules out White House 2016 run
BBC NEWS
US Vice-President Joe Biden has announced he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race.
Canada election: Liberals sweep to power
BBC NEWS
Canada's Liberal Party has decisively won a general election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule.
Antigua former top UN Official charged in Chinese Bribery Investigation
ABCNEWS
Six people, including former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe, were charged today in a wide-ranging corruption and bribery scheme related to business projects in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau.
Stampede kills more than 700 at Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca
CNN NEWS
A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca -- has killed more than 700 people and injured 800 others in Saudi Arabia.
BREAKING: Venezuela building up troops near Guyana border
DEMERARA WAVES
President David Granger on Tuesday said Venezuela was building up troops near the border with Guyana.
Former USVI Lt. Governor Judge Julio Brady Dies @ 73
ST THOMAS SOURCE
Former lieutenant governor, Superior and Territorial Court judge, attorney general, and attorney, Julio Brady died Wednesday on St. Croix after a long illness. He was 73.
New Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull leads divided government
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, was sworn into power on Tuesday and took charge of a bitterly divided government. He will carry the weight of expectations that he can lift public opinion, reform a flagging economy and steer the nation on a more moderate course on issues from climate change to gay marriage.
Dominica affected by heavy flooding again
ST LUCIA NEWS ONLINE
Dominica, still recovering after being ravaged by Tropical Storm Erika, is again experiencing flooding as a result of heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Grace, according to media reports.
UPDATE: At least 20 dead in Dominica due to Tropical Storm Erika
By CARLISLE JNO BAPTISTE and DANICA COTO
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Rescue crews jumped off boats and trudged Saturday through mud, rocks and uprooted trees to reach communities cut off by a tropical storm that killed at least 20 people and left nearly 50 missing in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica.
Virginia TV journalists shot during live report
BBC NEWS
Two US journalists have been shot dead during a live TV report in Virginia.