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<p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Murphy" title="Jim Murphy" class="mw-redirect">Jim Murphy</a> yesterday announced he intends to stand down as <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Scottish Labour Party" class="mw-redirect">Scottish Labour Party</a> leader next month, after narrowly surviving a <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" class="extiw" title="w:Motion of no confidence">no confidence</a></span> vote. Murphy said he will present a list of suggested reforms to be made to the party, including changing the system for electing party leader to <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_member,_one_vote" class="extiw" title="w:One member, one vote">one member, one vote</a></span>, upon offering his resignation at the next meeting of its national executive in June. Murphy also said he will not stand for the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament" class="mw-redirect">Scottish Parliament</a> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_general_election,_2016" class="extiw" title="w:Scottish Parliament general election, 2016">election in May 2016</a></span> and will "do something else".</p>
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<p>At a meeting in the <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland" class="mw-redirect">Scottish</a> city <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow" class="mw-redirect">Glasgow</a> yesterday, the party's national executive held a vote of no confidence in Murphy; he won by 17 votes to 14. "Today I received more support in the executive vote than I did from members of the executive when I stood for election five months ago", Murphy said. Murphy became Scottish Labour leader in December 2014, following <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Lamont" class="extiw" title="w:Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a></span>'s resignation from the role. Until Scottish Labour holds a fresh leadership election — its sixth in a span of eight years — <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" class="extiw" title="w:Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a></span>, currently the party's deputy leader, is to assume the role of acting leader for the time being. Murphy cited concerns about Scottish Labour being divided as a contributory factor to his decision. "Scotland needs a strong Labour party; Scotland needs a united Labour party", he said yesterday. "We have been the greatest force for change in our nation’s remarkable history. The Scottish Labour party will rise again. It will be under someone else’s leadership and I am confident about my party’s future."</p>
<p>The announcement came nine days after the party lost all but one of its 41 <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland" class="mw-redirect">Scottish</a> seats, including Murphy's <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Renfrewshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="extiw" title="w:East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Renfrewshire constituency</a></span>, to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party" class="mw-redirect">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP) in a <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom" class="mw-redirect">UK</a> <a href="/wiki/Conservatives_win_majority_in_2015_UK_general_election" title="Conservatives win majority in 2015 UK general election">general election</a>, and eight days after <a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband" class="mw-redirect">Ed Miliband</a> said he would stand down as leader of the <a href="/wiki/UK_Labour_Party" title="UK Labour Party" class="mw-redirect">UK Labour Party</a>.</p>
<p>There was controversy regarding whether Murphy should retain his role following this performance. Labour Party supporters were reportedly asked to sign a letter supporting Murphy's leadership, to be presented at the executive meeting yesterday. Calls for Murphy to resign came from multiple quarters, including <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union" class="mw-redirect">trade unions</a> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Union" class="extiw" title="w:Unite the Union">Unite</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Society_of_Locomotive_Engineers_and_Firemen" class="extiw" title="w:Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen">ASLEF</a></span>, as well as Labour <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament" class="mw-redirect">MSPs</a> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rowley" class="extiw" title="w:Alex Rowley">Alex Rowley</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Smith_(Scottish_politician)" class="extiw" title="w:Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)">Elaine Smith</a></span>. Earlier in the week, Unite general secretary <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_McCluskey" class="extiw" title="w:Len McCluskey">Len McCluskey</a></span> said "the anti-Scottish card that was played by <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynton_Crosby" class="extiw" title="w:Lynton Crosby">Lynton Crosby</a></span> and the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)" class="mw-redirect">Conservatives</a>" had caused them to win a majority in the general election, before going on to say: "I lay the blame for that very squarely at the feet of Scottish Labour. Not only have they lost Scotland but I think they've been responsible for making certain that the Conservatives were back in power in <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="extiw" title="w:Government of the United Kingdom">Westminster</a></span>." However, trade unions <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Shop,_Distributive_and_Allied_Workers" class="extiw" title="w:Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers">USDAW</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_(trade_union)" class="extiw" title="w:Community (trade union)">Community</a></span> were amongst those supporting Murphy's continued leadership.</p>
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<p>In a speech, Murphy suggested he did he did not want the party to be divided as a result of his leadership. "It is clear that the small minority who didn’t accept my election as party leader by the majority five months ago also won’t accept the vote of the Executive today and will continue to divide the party if I remain", he said. Murphy singled out McCluskey for criticism, claiming to have "been at the centre of a campaign by the London leadership of the Unite union in blaming myself and the Scottish Labour party for the defeat of the UK Labour party in the general election. That is a grotesque insult to the Scottish Labour party." He went on to criticise what he called McCluskey's "destructive behaviour", commenting that: "Whether in Scotland, or in the contest to come across the UK, we cannot have our leaders selected or deselected by the grudges and grievances of one prominent man. The leader of the Scottish Labour Party doesn’t serve at the grace of Len McCluskey and the next leader of the UK Labour Party should not be picked by Len McCluskey."</p>
<p>Reacting to the news, SNP leader and Scottish <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" class="extiw" title="w:First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon" class="mw-redirect">Nicola Sturgeon</a> <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter" class="mw-redirect">tweeted</a>: "I wish Jim Murphy all the very best for the future. Leadership is not easy and he deserves credit for standing up for what he believes in." <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrat_Party" title="Scottish Liberal Democrat Party" class="mw-redirect">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a> leader <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rennie" class="extiw" title="w:Willie Rennie">Willie Rennie</a></span> said: "Credit to [Murphy]. He stepped up and energetically campaigned for his beliefs. I wish him the best for the future." <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Harman" class="extiw" title="w:Harriet Harman">Harriet Harman</a></span>, the acting leader of the UK Labour Party, said Murphy had been a "hugely important figure" for them, adding: "Jim has given so much to the Labour Party over the last twenty years. He, I know reluctantly, took the responsibility for leading Scottish Labour at the most difficult election they have ever faced. He did so with incredible energy, purpose and dignity [...] He leaves with the best wishes and thanks of our movement."</p>
<p><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party" title="Scottish Green Party" class="mw-redirect">Scottish Green Party</a> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/convenor" class="extiw" title="wikt:convenor">co-convenor</a></span> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Harvie" class="extiw" title="w:Patrick Harvie">Patrick Harvie</a></span> was more critical in his response, arguing the Greens should be the opposition of the Scottish Parliament instead. Harvie said Murphy's resignation was "almost inevitable, but even as he announced it he promised to further weaken Labour’s relationship with the wider labour movement. People haven’t left Labour because of the trade unions, but because the party itself long ago strayed from its principles. Without a clear sense of purpose, it has seemed to care only about holding office instead of creating new ideas for a better society. It’s clear that the Scottish Parliament needs an opposition that’s creative and challenging, but which can act constructively too."</p>
<p><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservative_Party" title="Scottish Conservative Party" class="mw-redirect">Scottish Conservative Party</a> leader <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Davidson" class="extiw" title="w:Ruth Davidson">Ruth Davidson</a></span> tweeted: "Jim Murphy announces a managed exit in order to help the party, which is to his credit. But leaves a tough gig for whoever comes next."</p>
<p><i>Wikinews</i> asked Unite the Union to comment on the story and has yet to receive a response. However, Pat Rafferty, Unite's Scotland leader, earlier stated: "Jim has done the decent thing. Scottish Labour needs to recover, re-engage and reform. It can now begin that process."</p>
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<li><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon" class="mw-redirect">Nicola Sturgeon</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/599566155246903296">I wish Jim Murphy all the very best for the future</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter" class="mw-redirect">Twitter</a></span></i>, May 16, 2015</li>
<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Davidson" class="extiw" title="w:Ruth Davidson">Ruth Davidson</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/RuthDavidsonMSP/status/599567822218522624">Jim Murphy announces a managed exit in order to help the party, which is to his credit</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter" class="mw-redirect">Twitter</a></span></i>, May 16, 2015</li>
<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rennie" class="extiw" title="w:Willie Rennie">Willie Rennie</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/willie_rennie/status/599570564269871105">Credit to @jimforscotland</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter" class="mw-redirect">Twitter</a></span></i>, May 16, 2015</li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-18"></span>Monday, May 18, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Nine_dead_after_biker_gang_feud_in_Texas&amp;rft.atitle=Nine+dead+after+biker+gang+feud+in+Texas&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-18&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FNine_dead_after_biker_gang_feud_in_Texas&amp;rft.artnum=3532821">&#160;</span></p>
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<p>Nine people are dead and eighteen injured after a shootout among alleged rival biker gangs broke out inside a sports bar in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas" class="mw-redirect">Texas</a> yesterday.</p>
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<p>Restaurant customers said they waited out the fight with staff locked in a freezer room. Swanton said all but one of the deaths occurred at the scene, with the ninth in hospital.</p>
<p>Swanton said, "This is probably one of the most gruesome crime scenes I've ever seen in my 34 years of law enforcement", and, "I was amazed that we didn't have innocent civilians killed or injured."</p>
<p>Police officers were present and quick to intervene when the shooting broke out as they knew beforehand of a planned meeting.</p>
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<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-18/nine-dead-several-injured-in-waco-bikie-shootout/6476708">Nine dead in shootout between bikies at restaurant in Waco, Texas</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 18, 2015</li>
<li>Nomaan Merchant (<span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press" class="mw-redirect">AP</a></span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.yahoo.com/multiple-injuries-reported-texas-biker-gang-shooting-204703808.html">Police: 9 dead in Texas shooting all members of biker gangs</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_News" class="extiw" title="w:Yahoo! News">Yahoo! News</a></span></i>, May 18, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-18"></span>Monday, May 18, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:France_rejects_European_Union%27s_asylum_seeker_quota_initiative&amp;rft.atitle=France+rejects+European+Union%26%2339%3Bs+asylum+seeker+quota+initiative&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-18&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FFrance_rejects_European_Union%2527s_asylum_seeker_quota_initiative&amp;rft.artnum=3532820">&#160;</span></p>
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<p>On Saturday, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France" class="mw-redirect">French</a> Prime Minister <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Valls" class="extiw" title="w:Manuel Valls">Manuel Valls</a></span> stated his opposition to the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission" class="mw-redirect">European Commission</a>'s quota system for distributing <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/asylum_seekers" class="extiw" title="w:asylum seekers">asylum seekers</a></span> amongst member countries of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union" class="mw-redirect">European Union</a> (EU).</p>
<p>The quotas are determined by the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gross_domestic_product" class="extiw" title="w:gross domestic product">gross domestic product</a></span>, population, and unemployment levels of countries within the EU, and would mean that <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany" class="mw-redirect">Germany</a>, France, and <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy" class="mw-redirect">Italy</a> would receive the highest intake of migrants.</p>
<p>Valls did not approve of this scheme, instead suggesting asylum seekers be spread among the nations in a more "fair distribution". He said migrants should be denied access to Europe unless they are truly seeking <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/asylum" class="extiw" title="w:asylum">asylum</a></span>.</p>
<p>The quota scheme comes amidst a large influx of refugees from the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East" class="mw-redirect">Middle East</a> and North <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa" class="mw-redirect">Africa</a></span> who travel along the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea" class="mw-redirect">Mediterranean Sea</a></span>. Within the last week, almost 1000 migrants were seized in southern France near to <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menton" class="extiw" title="w:Menton">Menton</a></span>.</p>
<p>France has also suggested ways to stop migrants leaving their countries, including establishing a centre for migrants in <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agadez" class="extiw" title="w:Agadez">Agadez</a></span>, <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger" class="mw-redirect">Niger</a>. This centre, scheduled to be operational toward the end of 2015, is based in Niger as migrants travel through it to get to people smugglers in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya" class="mw-redirect">Libya</a> who then transport them across the Mediterranean Sea.</p>
<p>The EU plans a naval unit to prevent people-smuggling boats from operating in Libyan territory, though it is yet to be approved by the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council" class="mw-redirect">United Nations Security Council</a></span>.</p>
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<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldbulletin.net/world/159257/ukraine-bans-soviet-era-symbols">France opposes EU's plan on refugee quota</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bulletin" class="extiw" title="w:World Bulletin">World Bulletin</a></span></i>, May 17, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.english.rfi.fr/europe/20150517-french-prime-minister-valls-opposes-binding-eu-migrant-quotas">French Prime Minister Valls opposes binding EU migrant quotas</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_France_Internationale" class="extiw" title="w:Radio France Internationale">Radio France Internationale</a></span></i>, May 17, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/16/french-pm-says-he-is-against-migrant-quotas/">French PM says he is against migrant quotas</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euronews" class="extiw" title="w:Euronews">Euronews</a></span></i>, May 16, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-18"></span>Monday, May 18, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Over_900_asylum_seekers_rescued_off_Indonesian_coast&amp;rft.atitle=Over+900+asylum+seekers+rescued+off+Indonesian+coast&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-18&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FOver_900_asylum_seekers_rescued_off_Indonesian_coast&amp;rft.artnum=3538393">&#160;</span></p>
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<p>On Friday, fishermen rescued over 700 asylum seekers whose boat sank, and the <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia" class="mw-redirect">Indonesian</a> Navy reportedly saved 200 more after they were found swimming along the coast of <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceh" class="extiw" title="w:Aceh">Aceh</a></span>, Indonesia.</p>
<p>Major general Fuad Basya, spokesman for the Indonesian military, said fisherman first noticed the people and a warship was deployed to retrieve them. The rescued members included <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect">Bangladeshis</a> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya" class="extiw" title="w:Rohingya">Rohingya</a></span>, a stateless minority of <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam" class="mw-redirect">Muslims</a></span> from <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar" class="mw-redirect">Myanmar</a>. Myanmar is mainly <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist" class="extiw" title="w:Buddhist">Buddhist</a></span> and the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations" class="mw-redirect">United Nations</a></span> rates the Rohingya among the world's most persecuted groups. According to ABC News, Basya also believes the asylum seekers found in the water may have left the boat on purpose to be rescued to avoid being sent away from Indonesia waters.</p>
<p><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia" class="mw-redirect">Malaysia</a> and Indonesia have maintained a policy of turning away boats of migrants which, according to <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse" class="extiw" title="w:Agence France-Presse">AFP</a></span>, the Untied Nations and <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States" class="mw-redirect">United States</a> have both criticised.</p>
<p>One Rohingya, Muhammad Amin, the first boat rescued on Friday was turned around twice, toward Malaysia by Indonesian navy and then toward Indonesia by Malaysian navy.</p>
<p>Discussing his concern in a public statement, Malaysia's Prime Minister, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Najib_Razak" title="Najib Razak" class="mw-redirect">Najib Razak</a></span> said, "We are in contact with all relevant parties, with whom we share the desire to find a solution to this crisis".</p>
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<p>The US State Department said <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry" class="mw-redirect">John Kerry</a>, the Secretary of State, contacted Thailand's foreign minister over temporary housing for the Rohingya out at sea. Jeff Rathke, the State Department Spokesperson, said, "We urge the governments of the region to work together quickly, first and foremost, to save the lives of migrants now at sea who are in need of an immediate rescue effort". Rathke also asked the governments of South East Asia not to turn away boats of people seeking asylum.</p>
<p>Estimates suggest 8000 migrants may be currently at sea in the region.</p>
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<li>Nurdin Hasan (<span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse" class="extiw" title="w:Agence France-Presse">AFP</a></span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theage.com.au/world/as-we-were-swimming-we-cried-for-help-over-900-migrants-rescued-as-pressure-grows-over-southeast-asia-crisis-20150515-gh30q2.html">'As we were swimming, we cried for help': Over 900 migrants rescued as pressure grows over South-East Asia crisis</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age" class="extiw" title="w:The Age">The Age</a></span></i>, May 16, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/16/indonesian-navy-rescues-200-from-ocean-near-aceh-after-750-saved-earlier">Indonesian navy rescues 200 from ocean near Aceh, after 750 saved earlier</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 15, 2015</li>
<li>George Roberts. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/indonesia-rescues-200-asylum-seekers-off-aceh-coast/6474572">Indonesia's navy rescues 200 more asylum seekers from waters of Aceh</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 15, 2015</li>
<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse" class="extiw" title="w:Agence France-Presse">AFP</a></span>/<span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/700-migrants-rescued-off-indonesia-police-say/6473352">At least 750 migrants rescued off Indonesia by local fishermen after boat sinks, police say</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 15, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>On Sunday, at <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Calder%C3%B3n_Stadium" class="extiw" title="w:Vicente Calderón Stadium">Calderón Stadium</a></span> in <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid" class="mw-redirect">Madrid</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain" class="mw-redirect">Spain</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Club_Barcelona" class="extiw" title="w:Football Club Barcelona">F.C. Barcelona</a></span> <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football" class="mw-redirect">association football</a></span> club won the Spanish <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/La_Liga" title="La Liga" class="mw-redirect">La Liga</a></span> title. The team defeated <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Madrid" class="extiw" title="w:Atlético Madrid">Atlético Madrid</a></span> 1–0 to clinch the title for the 23rd time.</p>
<p><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi" class="mw-redirect">Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini</a></span> scored the only goal of the match. A victory in this match ensured the title for Barcelona.</p>
<p><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay" class="mw-redirect">Uruguayan</a></span> striker <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez" class="extiw" title="w:Luis Suárez">Suárez</a></span> was rested due to a hamstring injury. A goal scored by Messi secured the 1–0 win and took the title from defending champions Atlético Madrid. Meanwhile, multiple <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or" class="extiw" title="w:FIFA Ballon d'Or">FIFA Ballon d'Or</a></span> winner <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" class="extiw" title="w:Cristiano Ronaldo">Ronaldo</a></span> scored three goals against Barcelona based club <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol" class="extiw" title="w:RCD Espanyol">Espanyol</a></span>. But his <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hat_trick" class="extiw" title="wikt:hat trick">hat-trick</a></span> could not fetch his club, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Real_Madrid" title="Real Madrid" class="mw-redirect">Real Madrid</a></span>, the title, since F.C. Barcelona won against Atlético Madrid.</p>
<p><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique_(footballer)" class="extiw" title="w:Luis Enrique (footballer)">Luis Enrique</a></span>, ex-Barcelona player and current manager of the team, wins the league for Barcelona in his first year as its manager.</p>
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<td width="24%" align="right"><b>Atletico Madrid</b></td>
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Referee: <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Undiano_Mallenco" class="extiw" title="w:Alberto Undiano Mallenco">Alberto Undiano Mallenco</a></span> (<span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Football_Federation" class="extiw" title="w:Spanish Football Federation">Spain</a></span>)</td>
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<td valign="top"><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi" class="extiw" title="w:Messi">Messi</a></span> <a href="/wiki/File:Soccerball_shade.svg" class="image" title="Scored after 65 minutes"><img alt="Scored after 65 minutes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/20px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/26px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="313" /></a> <span style="font-size: 10px; vertical-align: middle;">65'</span></td>
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<li>Simon Rice. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-win-la-liga-lionel-messi-goal-sees-barca-clinch-title-at-home-of-reigning-champions-atletico-madrid-10256854.html">Barcelona win La Liga: Lionel Messi goal sees Barca clinch title at home of reigning champions Atletico Madrid</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent" class="extiw" title="w:The Independent">The Independent</a></span></i>, May 17, 2015</li>
<li>Associated Press. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/barcelona-defeats-atletico-to-win-la-liga-title/">Barcelona defeats Atletico to win La Liga title</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsnet" class="extiw" title="w:Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a></span></i>, May 17, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ligabbva.com/4838_liga-bbva/index.html?season=2014&amp;competition=23&amp;match=775152">Atlético de Madrid – Barcelona, Jornada en directo</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_BBVA" class="extiw" title="w:Liga BBVA">Liga BBVA</a></span></i>, May 17, 2015 <span style="font-family: sans-serif; cursor: default; color: #0000CD; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;" title="Language: Spanish">(<span style="color: #000080;font-size: 0.7em; position: relative; bottom: 0.1em"><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" class="extiw" title="w:Spanish language">Spanish</a></span></span>)</span><br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>Former <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand" class="mw-redirect">Thai</a> prime minister <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Yingluck_Shinawatra" title="Yingluck Shinawatra" class="mw-redirect">Yingluck Shinawatra</a></span> has begun her trial in <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok" class="mw-redirect">Bangkok</a> on Tuesday for alleged negligence in a rice subsidy scheme. If convicted she could face up to ten years in jail.</p>
<p>The subsidy scheme was designed to prop up rice prices by spending billions of dollars to acquire the crop at high rates over the market rates.</p>
<p>It has been alleged by her political opponents that this was a way to gain support from poor rice farmers.</p>
<p>"I am confident that I am innocent and I hope the court will give me justice and allow everything to proceed in accordance with the law," Shinawatra told reporters outside the Bangkok courthouse.</p>
<p>12 months ago the former prime minister was removed from office by a military coup after weeks of protests in the Thai capital. The military stating that it had to restore order.</p>
<p>The court has forbidden Shinawatra to leave the country.</p>
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<li>BBC News. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32790248">Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra's negligence trial begins</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC" class="mw-redirect">BBC</a></span></i>, May 19, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-foreign">FIFA</span> (International Federation of <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football" class="mw-redirect">Association Football</a></span>) president <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Sepp_Blatter" title="Sepp Blatter" class="mw-redirect">Sepp Blatter</a></span> is touring the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East" class="mw-redirect">Middle East</a></span>, making efforts to stop the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Palestine" title="Palestine" class="mw-redirect">Palestinian</a></span> motion for the suspension of <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel" class="mw-redirect">Israel</a></span> from FIFA. As part of his visit, Blatter met Israeli Prime Minister <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu" class="mw-redirect">Benjamin Netanyahu</a></span> on Tuesday, and on Wednesday was due to meet the president of the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority" class="mw-redirect">Palestinian National Authority</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas" class="mw-redirect">Mahmoud Abbas</a></span>, and the chairman of the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Football_Association" class="extiw" title="w:Palestinian Football Association">Palestinian Football Association</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibril_Rajoub" class="extiw" title="w:Jibril Rajoub">Jibril Rajoub</a></span>.</p>
<p>After his meeting with the Israeli prime minister, Mr. Blatter held a press conference, in which he said Prime Minister Netanyahu was agreeable to a "peace match", perhaps organized by FIFA, between the Israeli and Palestinian national teams. Blatter also said he hasn't the authority to prevent the Palestinian motion from moving forward and "it is a very unusual and very serious matter". Blatter called his efforts "a mission of peace".</p>
<p>Recently, the Palestinian Football Association proposed to suspend Israel from FIFA accusing Israel of severely restricting the importation of sports gear, the travel of players within the territories of the PNA — from <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Gaza" title="Gaza" class="mw-redirect">Gaza</a></span> to the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank" class="mw-redirect">West Bank</a></span> and vice versa — as well as the visits of foreign teams in Palestine thus dealing damages to Palestinian football. The Palestinian motion reads: "Our aim is to stop the suffering of our footballers and ensure that Palestinian football is allowed to benefit from the rights and the obligations enshrined in the FIFA statutes". In response to these claims the CEO of the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Football_Association" class="extiw" title="w:Israel Football Association">Israel Footballers Association</a></span>, Rotem Kemer, said the accusations aren't about football and "we don't have any impact [...] when it comes to security issues around the borders of Israel".</p>
<p>Should the motion go through, Israel would be suspended of all FIFA projects and activities, including the Champions League and the European Championship in 2016. For the motion to go through on May 29 it must win the support of 75% of the 209 voters.</p>
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<li>Inna Lazareva. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11615776/Israeli-Palestinian-conflict-spills-into-football-amid-calls-for-Israel-to-be-booted-out-of-Fifa.html">Israeli-Palestinian conflict spills into football amid calls for Israel to be booted out of Fifa</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" class="extiw" title="w:The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></span></i>, May 19, 2015</li>
<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/19/fifa-sepp-blatter-israel-palestine-peace-match">Fifa president Sepp Blatter proposes Israel v Palestine ‘peace match’</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 19, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>Investigators looking into the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525" title="Germanwings Flight 9525" class="mw-redirect">Germanwings Flight 9525</a></span> crash in March announced on Wednesday that they had formally identified the 150 passengers who died on the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_320" class="extiw" title="w:Airbus 320">Airbus 320</a></span> when it was flown into the French Alps. This will allow for the victims families to prepare for a proper burial ceremony in the coming weeks. It has reportedly taken more than six weeks to match the DNA found at the site of the crash in the French Alps with those of the family members of the victims involved. The city prosecutor of Marseilles, Brice Robin has now said that "The 150 death certificates can now be signed, as well as the 150 burial permits."</p>
<p>This comes after extensive investigation into the life of the 27 year old co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who had reportedly suffered depression. After locking the cockpit door whilst the pilot was on a toilet break, Lubitz purposely flew the plane into the French Alps. Reports from France's BEA civil aviation investigators revealed that Lubitz had practised altering the flight's data settings during the outbound flight to <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona" class="mw-redirect">Barcelona</a></span> from an altitude of 11,600 metres to an alarmingly low 30 metres.</p>
<p>The incident has sparked calls for other international flights to implement the rule of always having two people in the cockpit at all times during flights to prevent any further tragedies such as this. The final report of the investigation is set to be finalised next year.</p>
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<li>AFP. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-20/all-150-germanwings-crash-victims-identified/6482414?section=world">Germanwings crash: All 150 victims identified, can now be buried</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_World_News" class="extiw" title="w:ABC World News">ABC World News</a></span></i>, April 20, 2015</li>
<li>AFP. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/europe/2015/05/20/all-germanwings-crash-victims-identified.html">All Germanwings crash victims identified</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_World_News" class="extiw" title="w:Sky World News">Sky World News</a></span></i>, April 20, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>American TV host <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman" class="extiw" title="w:David Letterman">David Letterman</a></span> announced his retirement on Wednesday night, after a 33 year career as host of the Late Show on <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" class="extiw" title="w:CBS">CBS</a></span>. His farewell included an abundance of clips from his classic skits, a few restrained fillips of sincerity and humility and sarcastic, self-deprecating humor with a tinge of nostalgia.</p>
<p>Letterman chose as his last musical guests the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters" class="extiw" title="w:Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a></span>, as the band in the past had canceled their tour in South America to play on his first show after Letterman's heart surgery operation.</p>
<p>Over the last few weeks, a parade of celebrity guests including <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks" class="extiw" title="w:Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts" class="extiw" title="w:Julia Roberts">Julia Roberts</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney" class="extiw" title="w:George Clooney">George Clooney</a></span> paid their respects to Mr. Letterman. Jason Alexander from <i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld" class="extiw" title="w:Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></span></i> tweeted: "David Letterman, thank you for the laughs, both live and on air. May your family bring you joy and inspiration and may you laugh for all your days."</p>
<p>On Wednesday, he described all the encomiums as "over the top" and said he found it "flattering, embarrassing and gratifying". After more than an hour of tributes and laughs, David Letterman signed off his last show yesterday night with the words: "That's pretty much all I got ... thank you and goodnight."</p>
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<li>Alessandra Stanley. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/arts/television/review-david-letterman-final-episode-late-show-cbs.html?_r=1">David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times" class="mw-redirect">The New York Times</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>On Thursday <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" class="mw-redirect">Islamic State</a></span> reportedly completed taking the ancient city of <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra" class="extiw" title="w:Palmyra">Palmyra</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria" class="mw-redirect">Syria</a></span>. The victory comes just a few days after the group seized <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadi" class="extiw" title="w:Ramadi">Ramadi</a></span>, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq" class="mw-redirect">Iraq</a></span> last weekend.</p>
<p>The victory puts their forces in a position to strike westward toward a number of strategic positions, including <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Damascus" title="Damascus" class="mw-redirect">Damascus</a></span>, the capital of Syria, which is connected to Palmyra by a major highway.</p>
<p>The <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights" title="Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" class="mw-redirect">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a></span>, which is based in <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/UK" title="UK" class="mw-redirect">Britain</a></span>, estimates over half of Syria — by area — is now under Islamic State control. Holding Palmyra also provides them with access to the city’s military bases, airport, and nearby oil fields.</p>
<p>Palmyra is also a <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" class="extiw" title="w:UNESCO">UNESCO</a></span> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" class="extiw" title="w:World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a></span> and is home to a variety of ruins, including a Roman colonnaded street. UNESCO has expressed concern for the safety of the ruins now that Islamic State controls the city. The group has previously destroyed ruins and cultural monuments during their military campaigns.</p>
<p>The <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/US" title="US" class="mw-redirect">US</a></span> strategy in the region has relied on air strikes. White House Press Secretary <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Earnest" class="extiw" title="w:Josh Earnest">Josh Earnest</a></span> has said President <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama" class="mw-redirect">Obama</a></span> is not contemplating a commitment of US forces to combat Islamic State on the ground.<br style="clear:none;" /></p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources">Sources</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Islamic_State_captures_Syrian_city_of_Palmyra&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Sources">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.channel4.com/news/islamic-state-syria-border-crossing-palmyra-capture-assad">Islamic State captures last Syria-Iraq border post</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4_News" class="extiw" title="w:Channel 4 News">Channel 4 News</a></span></i>, May 22, 2015</li>
<li>Caroline Alexander and Donna Abu-Nasr. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/islamic-state-drive-gains-momentum-as-palmyra-falls-after-ramadi">Islamic State Captures Palmyra as Militants Gain Momentum</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_News" class="extiw" title="w:Bloomberg News">Bloomberg News</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015</li>
<li>Sylvia Westall. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/21/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKBN0O60KH20150521">Islamic State says it has full control of Syria's Palmyra</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32820857">Islamic State seizes Syria's ancient Palmyra</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_News_Online" class="extiw" title="w:BBC News Online">BBC News Online</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-23"></span>Saturday, May 23, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:6.9_Magnitude_Earthquake_strikes_Solomon_Islands&amp;rft.atitle=6.9+Magnitude+Earthquake+strikes+Solomon+Islands&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-23&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2F6.9_Magnitude_Earthquake_strikes_Solomon_Islands&amp;rft.artnum=3549270">&#160;</span></p>
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<p>An earthquake hit close to the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands" class="mw-redirect">Solomon Islands</a></span>, in the early hours of Thursday morning. It was about 184 kilometres from Lata and 487 kilometres from the capital Honiara. The US Geological Survey has stated that Tsunami warnings are yet to be released and that no major damage occurred.</p>
<p>The quake was 6.9 in magnitude and hit a depth of 19 kilometres. It was then followed by a smaller 4.9 magnitude aftershock.</p>
<p>The geographical position of the Solomon Islands places them in ‘the ring of fire’, an area of tectonic activity in the basin of the Pacific Ocean that is subject to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.</p>
<p>"This is one of the most active seismic regions in the world -- in the last three years we have had 30 plus earthquakes of over 6.0 magnitude," Geoscience Australia Duty Seismologist Marco Maldoni told AFP.</p>
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<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/05/21/09/02/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-solomon-islands">Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes near Solomon Islands</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nine_news_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:nine news Australia">nine news Australia</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/earthquake-hits-solomon-islands-150521025037766.html">Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Al_Jazeera" title="Al Jazeera" class="mw-redirect">Al Jazeera</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-24"></span>Sunday, May 24, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Taylor_Swift_breaks_Vevo_record&amp;rft.atitle=Taylor+Swift+breaks+Vevo+record&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-24&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FTaylor_Swift_breaks_Vevo_record&amp;rft.artnum=3555851">&#160;</span></p>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift" class="extiw" title="w:Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></span> has set a new <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vevo" class="extiw" title="w:Vevo">Vevo</a></span> record with her music video Bad Blood getting 20.1 million views in 24 hours this past week. The artist took the title from <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" class="extiw" title="w:Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a></span> who had 19.6 million views for Anaconda in August 2014.</p>
<p>The country-turned-pop singer premiered the video at the Billboard Music Awards where she won several awards including Top Artist and the Billboard Achievement Award.</p>
<p>The video featured celebrities including Mariska Hargitay, Zendaya, Cindy Crawford, Ellen Pompeo, Lily Aldridge and more. Selena Gomez portrays the antagonist.</p>
<p>Victorias secret model Karlie Kloss believes the video could turn into a feature length film.</p>
<p>"I think she should turn it into a movie… premiering next year at Cannes," she said.</p>
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<li>Menchie Mendoza. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.techtimes.com/articles/54820/20150523/taylor-swifts-bad-blood-breaks-vevos-record-for-most-views-in-24-hours.htm">Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Breaks Vevo's Record For Most Views In 24 Hours</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Times" class="extiw" title="w:Tech Times">Tech Times</a></span></i>, May 23, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.heraldworldnews.com/taylor-swifts-bad-blood-gets-sets-vevo-record/">Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ gets sets Vevo record</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald_World_News" class="extiw" title="w:Herald World News">Herald World News</a></span></i>, May 23, 2015</li>
<li>Minyvonne Burke. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gossipcop.com/karlie-kloss-taylor-swift-bad-blood-movie/">Karlie Kloss: Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Video Needs To Be a Full-Length Movie</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip_Cop" class="extiw" title="w:Gossip Cop">Gossip Cop</a></span></i>, May 23, 2015</li>
<li>Katie Atkinson. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6575919/taylor-swift-bad-blood-video-karlie-kloss-interview">Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Should Be a Movie, Karlie Kloss Says</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard" class="extiw" title="w:Billboard">Billboard</a></span></i>, May 22, 2015</li>
<li>Megan Daley. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/taylor-swift-bad-blood-vevo-record-selena-gomez-kendrick-lamar/article_2199188">Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' breaks Vevo record</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" class="extiw" title="w:Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-26"></span>Tuesday, May 26, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Australian_Opposition_Leader_Bill_Shorten_moves_towards_legalising_same-sex_marriage&amp;rft.atitle=Australian+Opposition+Leader+Bill+Shorten+moves+towards+legalising+same-sex+marriage&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-26&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FAustralian_Opposition_Leader_Bill_Shorten_moves_towards_legalising_same-sex_marriage&amp;rft.artnum=3569407">&#160;</span></p>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia" class="mw-redirect">Australian</a></span> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" class="extiw" title="w:Australian Labor Party">Labor</a></span> leader <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Shorten" title="Bill Shorten" class="mw-redirect">Bill Shorten</a></span> announced today, they will present a private bill to <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Parliament" title="Australian Parliament" class="mw-redirect">Parliament</a></span> next Monday to legalise <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage" class="mw-redirect">same-sex marriage</a></span>, with the support of deputy leader <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Plibersek" class="extiw" title="w:Tanya Plibersek">Tanya Plibersek</a></span>.</p>
<p>This move towards same-sex marriage follows the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Greens" class="extiw" title="w:Australian Greens">Greens</a></span>' initial announcement this morning, saying they planned <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate" class="mw-redirect">senate</a></span> debate of a marriage equality bill in June.</p>
<p>Bill Shorten announced his plan to bring same-sex marriage to Australia through a statement, saying, "I have given notice that I will move a Private members Bill in the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives" title="Australian House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect">House of Representatives</a></span> on Monday which will finally bring about marriage equality in Australia".</p>
<p>The <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland" class="mw-redirect">Irish</a></span> referendum which saw a majority of voting citizens support same-sex marriage over the weekend has brought the issue back to the front of public debate In Australia.</p>
<p>On the possibility of a similar process in Australia, Prime Minister <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott" class="mw-redirect">Tony Abbott</a></span> said, "Referendums are held in this country where there's a proposal to change the constitution [...] I don't think anyone is suggesting the constitution needs to be changed in this respect."</p>
<p>In order for the bill to pass through Parliament, votes are not only needed from the Labor party, but also the Coalition MPs. Tony Abbott has said it is up to the Coalition party room whether MPs will be permitted to have a <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conscience_vote" class="extiw" title="wikt:conscience vote">conscience vote</a></span>, rather than being required to vote their parties' position.</p>
<p>Talking about the effect the private bill will have, along with the freedom to vote, Bill Shorten says, "It will challenge the deeply held personal beliefs of MPs and senators on both sides of politics. This is why Labor members have the freedom to vote their conscience, a freedom Tony Abbott is currently denying his party."</p>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland" class="mw-redirect">Ireland</a></span> by public vote on Friday legalised <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage" class="mw-redirect">same-sex marriage</a></span>. This was the first time a country legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote. The historic referendum resulted in a landslide sixty percent "yes".</p>
<p>Over sixty percent of the nation's electorate participated in the vote, with about two million counted on Saturday before the result was announced at <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Castle" class="extiw" title="w:Dublin Castle">Dublin Castle</a></span>. A total of 1,201,607 — 62 percent — of people voted "yes" to gay marriage, with only 734,300 — 38 percent — voting "no".</p>
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<p>Prime Minister <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enda_Kenny" class="extiw" title="w:Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></span> said, "we have disclosed who we are. We are a generous, compassionate, bold and joyful people who say yes to inclusion, yes to generosity, yes to love, yes to gay marriage."</p>
<p>Other political leaders also took to the media to voice their support for the decision. Cabinet minister <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" class="extiw" title="w:Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></span> remarked, "We're the first country in the world to enshrine marriage equality in our constitution and do so by popular mandate. That makes us a beacon, a light to the rest of the world, of liberty and equality. So it's a very proud day to be Irish".</p>
<p>Ireland is a majority <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" title="Roman Catholicism" class="mw-redirect">Catholic</a></span> country. The church opposes same-sex marriage. <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin" class="mw-redirect">Dublin</a></span> archbishop <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarmuid_Martin" class="extiw" title="w:Diarmuid Martin">Diarmuid Martin</a></span> said Ireland's vote is part of a "social revolution". "If the referendum is an affirmation of the views of young people, the church has a huge task in front of it," he said.</p>
<p>About 2,000 <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/LGBT" title="LGBT" class="mw-redirect">LGBT</a></span> supporters celebrated in the Dublin Castle courtyard on Saturday. Drag queen <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_O%27Neill" class="extiw" title="w:Rory O'Neill">Rory O'Neill</a></span>, publicly known as Panti Bliss, was among the crowd, and stated "I am drunk on Yes [...] It's not that Ireland has changed today, but that Ireland has confirmed the change that we already knew had happened."</p>
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<li>Laura Smith-Spark, Kevin Conlon and Phil Black. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/23/europe/ireland-referendum-same-sex-marriage/">Ireland votes overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN" class="extiw" title="w:CNN">CNN</a></span></i>, May 24, 2015</li>
<li>Shawn Pogatchnik (<span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press" class="mw-redirect">AP</a></span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.yahoo.com/yes-side-joyous-count-starts-irish-gay-marriage-090519559.html">Ireland gives resounding 62.1 percent 'yes' to gay marriage</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_News" class="extiw" title="w:Yahoo! News">Yahoo! News</a></span></i>, May 24, 2015</li>
<li>Henry McDonald. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/23/gay-marriage-ireland-yes-vote">Ireland becomes first country to legalise gay marriage by popular vote</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 23, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>Recently, record breaking rainfall has doled out severe destruction over much of the state of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas" class="mw-redirect">Texas</a>, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States" class="mw-redirect">United States</a></span>. The state's governor called the effects of the storms "absolutely devastating". At least two people died over the weekend, while twelve more were reported missing.</p>
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<p>Various rainfall records have been broken all over the state in recent days. On Sunday alone, over three inches of rain fell in the city of <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas" class="mw-redirect">Dallas</a>. In <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_County,_Texas" class="extiw" title="w:Hays County, Texas">Hays County</a></span>, one official described the flooding as "the largest flood in the history of this region" — at least 350 homes there were destroyed and an additional 1,000 homes suffered damage.</p>
<p>While both <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect">Oklahoma</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico" class="mw-redirect">Mexico</a></span> have seen effects of the storms, the two killed in Texas were a girl returning from her <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prom" class="extiw" title="w:prom">prom</a></span> and a 14 year-old boy. A photo from <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weather_Channel" class="extiw" title="w:The Weather Channel">The Weather Channel</a></span> showed flooding at <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Galleria_(Houston)" class="extiw" title="w:The Galleria (Houston)">The Galleria</a></span> shopping mall in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston" class="mw-redirect">Houston</a>, preventing employees from leaving. In the eastern part of the state, heavy rains have struck nearly every day in May, washing out patches of roadways.</p>
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<li>Krishnadev Calamur. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/25/409474791/more-heavy-rain-predicted-for-texas-oklahoma">Texas Governor Calls Flood Damage 'Devastating'</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR" class="extiw" title="w:NPR">NPR</a></span></i>, May 25, 2015</li>
<li>Elisha Fieldstadt, Alexander Smith and Gabe Gutierrez. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-oklahoma-set-more-flooding-two-families-still-missing-n364086">Texas, Oklahoma Floods: 12 People Missing as More Rain Forecast</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News" class="extiw" title="w:NBC News">NBC News</a></span></i>, May 25, 2015</li>
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<p>Yesterday, <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia" class="mw-redirect">Australia</a></span>'s <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott" class="mw-redirect">Prime Minister</a></span> proposed his government might strip individuals of their Australian citizenship if authorities consider them involved in terrorist activity.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Tony Abbott stated, "As flagged by me in my national security statement in February, we will be legislating within a few weeks to strip <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/multiple_citizenship" class="extiw" title="w:multiple citizenship">dual citizens</a></span> involved in terrorism of their Australian citizenship".</p>
<p>The Coalition government's bill aims to empower the immigration minister to revoke Australian citizenship of dual nationals suspected of involvement in terrorist activity.</p>
<p>Speaking of procedural for stripping individual citizenship, immigration minister <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dutton" class="extiw" title="w:Peter Dutton">Peter Dutton</a></span> said he would take advice from intelligence agencies, such as the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Security_Intelligence_Organisation" class="extiw" title="w:Australian Security Intelligence Organisation">Australian Security Intelligence Organisation</a></span>.</p>
<p>Dutton said, "We would gather as much evidence as was possible and we would make a decision whether or not we thought somebody was captured by what is a tight definition in relation to somebody committing an act of terrorism, an act preparatory to, fundraising or supporting a terrorist organisation or providing financial support or indoctrinating young people into the ways of one of these cults."</p>
<p>This news comes as the Australian wife of <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" class="mw-redirect">Islamic State</a></span> fighter Khaled Sharrouf, Tara Nettleton, attempts to re-enter the country with her children. Khaled's seven-year-old son appeared in an internet image Khaled posted last year — in which the boy was holding a severed human head.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources">Sources</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Citizenship_of_Australian_terrorists_overseas_under_question&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Sources">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li>James Bennett, Eliza Borrello, Chris Uhlmann. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/government-promises-laws-to-strip-citizenship-from-terrorists/6498300">Government promises laws to strip citizenship from dual-nationality terrorists within weeks, amid debate within Cabinet</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 27, 2015</li>
<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Associated_Press" class="extiw" title="w:Australian Associated Press">AAP</a></span> and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/27/isis-fighter-khaled-sharroufs-family-want-to-return-to-australia">'No compromise' for Isis fighter Khaled Sharrouf's wife if she returns to Australia</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
<li>Daniel Hurst. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/26/dual-national-jihadists-face-loss-of-citizenship-but-not-sole-nationals-yet">Dual-national jihadists face loss of Australian citizenship, but not sole nationals yet</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-27"></span>Wednesday, May 27, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Pro-government_forces_in_Iraq_launch_operation_to_reclaim_Ramadi_from_Islamic_State&amp;rft.atitle=Pro-government+forces+in+Iraq+launch+operation+to+reclaim+Ramadi+from+Islamic+State&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-27&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FPro-government_forces_in_Iraq_launch_operation_to_reclaim_Ramadi_from_Islamic_State&amp;rft.artnum=3562931">&#160;</span></p>
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<li>27 May 2015: <a href="/wiki/Pro-government_forces_in_Iraq_launch_operation_to_reclaim_Ramadi_from_Islamic_State" title="Pro-government forces in Iraq launch operation to reclaim Ramadi from Islamic State">Pro-government forces in Iraq launch operation to reclaim Ramadi from Islamic State</a></li>
<li>19 April 2015: <a href="/wiki/ISIS_attacks_United_States_consulate_in_Irbil,_Iraq" title="ISIS attacks United States consulate in Irbil, Iraq">ISIS attacks United States consulate in Irbil, Iraq</a></li>
<li>11 September 2014: <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry_visits_Iraq_to_build_regional_support_against_Islamic_State" title="John Kerry visits Iraq to build regional support against Islamic State">John Kerry visits Iraq to build regional support against Islamic State</a></li>
<li>6 September 2014: <a href="/wiki/NATO_leaders_meet_for_two_day_summit_in_Wales" title="NATO leaders meet for two day summit in Wales">NATO leaders meet for two day summit in Wales</a></li>
<li>24 August 2014: <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_capture_Syrian_airbase" title="Islamic State capture Syrian airbase">Islamic State capture Syrian airbase</a></li>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq" class="mw-redirect">Iraq</a></span> has started a new military operation to push back <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" class="mw-redirect">Islamic State</a></span> by reclaiming the city of <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadi" class="extiw" title="w:Ramadi">Ramadi</a></span>, according to an Iraqi paramilitary spokesperson yesterday. Ramadi, which is the capital of the province of <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" class="extiw" title="w:Al Anbar Governorate">Anbar</a></span>, fell to Islamic State earlier this month.</p>
<p>The new offensive includes both government troops and paramilitary forces — Hashed al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Brigades, which largely consists of Shiite militias.</p>
<p>The operation in the Anbar province seeks to cut off Islamic State supply routes to prepare the way for the recapture of Ramadi. There has so far been fighting reported to the south and west of Ramadi as pro-government forces make their advance.</p>
<p>The <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States" class="mw-redirect">U.S.</a></span>-led coalition in Iraq stated it is carrying out airstrikes near Ramadi to support the Iraqi advance. The U.S. is also supplying the Iraqi forces with military equipment, including anti-tank weaponry.</p>
<p>A meeting is scheduled for June 2 in <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris" class="mw-redirect">Paris</a></span> between representatives of countries fighting Islamic State. <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry" class="mw-redirect">John Kerry</a></span>, the U.S. secretary of state, is amongst some 20 or more foreign ministers to attend; the meeting is to focus on strategy.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources">Sources</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro-government_forces_in_Iraq_launch_operation_to_reclaim_Ramadi_from_Islamic_State&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Sources">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse" class="extiw" title="w:Agence France-Presse">AFP</a></span>/<span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-27/islamic-state-iraq-forces-tighten-noose-around-ramadi/6499618">Islamic State: Iraqi forces close in on Ramadi ahead of major assault</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 27, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/05/27/iraq-shiite-militia-take-lead-campaign-reverse-islamic-state-gains">Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBS_World_News" class="extiw" title="w:SBS World News">SBS World News</a></span></i>, May 27, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32882540">Iraq starts operation to drive Islamic State from Anbar</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_News_Online" class="extiw" title="w:BBC News Online">BBC News Online</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
<li>Ammar Al Shamary. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/26/iraq-islamic-state-anbar/27947521/">Iraq starts operation to rid Ramadi of Islamic State</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today" class="extiw" title="w:USA Today">USA Today</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
<li>Patrick J. McDonnell and W.J. Hennigan. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-anbar-islamic-state-20150526-story.html">Iraq offensive underway to take back Ramadi from Islamic State</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" class="extiw" title="w:Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/21/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-arms-idUSKBN0O62BH20150521">U.S. to deliver 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Iraq, Pentagon says</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, May 21, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-28"></span>Thursday, May 28, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:Joe_Hockey_agrees_to_lobby_states_to_ditch_tampon_tax&amp;rft.atitle=Joe+Hockey+agrees+to+lobby+states+to+ditch+tampon+tax&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-28&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FJoe_Hockey_agrees_to_lobby_states_to_ditch_tampon_tax&amp;rft.artnum=3578663">&#160;</span></p>
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<p><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer_of_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:Treasurer of Australia">Australian treasurer</a></span> <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hockey" class="extiw" title="w:Joe Hockey">Joe Hockey</a></span> has agreed to reconsider the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:Goods and Services Tax (Australia)">Goods and Services Tax</a></span> (GST) on tampons and other hygiene products after being confronted about the issue on <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%26A_(Australian_talk_show)" class="extiw" title="w:Q&amp;A (Australian talk show)">Q&amp;A</a></span> Monday night. Mr Hockey was responding to a question from <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_activism" class="extiw" title="w:Student activism">student activist</a></span> Subeta Vimalarajah.</p>
<p>"I started a petition against taxing the sanitary products under the GST. It now has over 86,000 signees and 11,000 submissions to the Better Tax Review. Mr Hockey, do you think that sanitary products are an essential health good for half the population?” she asked.</p>
<p>"Do I think sanitary products are essential? I think so," Mr Hockey responded "Should the GST be taken off them? It probably should, yes. The answer is yes.”</p>
<p>He said that he will raise the issue with the next meeting of the state treasurers in July.</p>
<p>"I understand there's long been a push to take the GST off goods, which are one way or another regarded as health products," Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. "It's certainly not something that this Government has a plan to do."</p>
<p>He said he interpreted Joe Hockey's remarks as meaning it was a matter for the states.</p>
<p>Shadow Treasurer <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bowen" class="extiw" title="w:Chris Bowen">Chris Bowen</a></span> said the matter deserved serious consideration.</p>
<p>"Why did it take till Mr Hockey was asked a question on live TV for him to acknowledge this was an issue?" he asked.</p>
<p>"I understand the concerns with taxing sanitary products — concerns that go back to the introduction of the GST by the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:Coalition (Australia)">Coalition</a></span>.</p>
<p>"These are in effect health products and aren't simply a matter of choice for women."</p>
<p>The GST was introduced in Australia in 2000. The then Prime Minister <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard" class="mw-redirect">John Howard</a></span> said the tax on tampons was not a woman's issue.</p>
<p>"I mean, of course if you look at tampons in isolation - just as you look at something else in isolation - you can mount an argument to take the tax off it," Mr Howard said at the time.</p>
<p>"I could mount an argument to take the tax off children's clothes. I could mount an argument to take the tax off old people's clothes, I could mount an argument for a whole lot of things. But we've had that argument and if you start doing that, you will have no GST in the end, and the whole system will begin to unravel."</p>
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<li>Emma Griffiths. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/tampon-tax-tony-abbottsays-no-federal-push-removing-gst/6498230">Tampon tax: Tony Abbott says removing GST on sanitary items 'certainly not something Government plans to do'</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News">ABC News</a></span></i>, May 27, 12:50am</li>
<li>Alex Lee. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexlee/joe-hockey-says-he-supports-removing-the-tax-on-tampons#.qsvJJv80RK">Joe Hockey Says He Supports Removing The Tax On Tampons</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News" class="extiw" title="w:BuzzFeed News">BuzzFeed News</a></span></i>, May 26, 6:00am</li>
<li>Anna Henderson. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-25/joe-hockey-says-he-will-put-tampon-tax-question-to-states/6496512">Tampon tax: Joe Hockey agrees to lobby states to ditch GST on sanitary items after question from student on Q&amp;A</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News">ABC News</a></span></i>, May 26, 10:30am</li>
<li>Subeta Vimalarajah. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.communityrun.org/petitions/stop-taxing-my-period">STOP TAXING MY PERIOD!</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CommunityRun_and_GetUp_Australia" class="extiw" title="w:CommunityRun and GetUp Australia">CommunityRun and GetUp Australia</a></span></i>, May, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p><strong class="published"><span id="publishDate" class="value-title" title="2015-05-28"></span>Thursday, May 28, 2015</strong><span class="Z3988" style="display:none" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:User%3ADendodge&amp;rft_id=info:sid/en.wikinews.org:B.B._King%27s_daughters_allege_blues_musician_was_poisoned&amp;rft.atitle=B.B.+King%26%2339%3Bs+daughters+allege+blues+musician+was+poisoned&amp;rft.jtitle=Wikinews&amp;rft.date=2015-05-28&amp;rft.aucorp=Wikinews+contributors&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.rights=CC-BY+2.5&amp;rft.identifier=%2F%2Fen.wikinews.org%2Fwiki%2FB.B._King%2527s_daughters_allege_blues_musician_was_poisoned&amp;rft.artnum=3568636">&#160;</span></p>
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<p>Two daughters of <a href="/wiki/Blues_music" title="Blues music" class="mw-redirect">blues</a> legend <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King" class="extiw" title="w:B.B. King">B.B. King</a></span> are claiming on Monday that he was poisoned by business manager LaVerne Toney and personal assistant Myron Johnson. The allegations were made by daughters Karen Williams and Patty King in affidavits provided by their lawyer to the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press" class="mw-redirect">Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p>"I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered foreign substances," Williams and King said in identically worded sections of the affidavits. "I believe my father was murdered."</p>
<p>Williams and King also allege that family members were prevented from visiting their father prior to his death. The lawyer for King's estate says the claims are ridiculous.</p>
<p>"I hope they have a factual basis that they can demonstrate for their defamatory and libelous allegations," lawyer Brent Bryson said in a statement to the Associated Press.</p>
<p>Bryson says that King was appropriately cared for by medical professionals up until his death on May 14 in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas" class="mw-redirect">Las Vegas</a>.</p>
<p>An autopsy of B.B. King's body was carried out on Sunday by the Clark County, Nevada coroner's office. The coroner's office said on Twitter that it would be a minimum of six to eight weeks before results of the autopsy are finalised.</p>
<p>The Las Vegas Police department said that a potential homicide investigation into the death of the blues legend will depend on autopsy findings.</p>
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<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/bb-kings-death-to-be-investigated-as-homicide-coroner-says/6497688">BB King's death to be investigated as homicide, Nevada coroner's office says</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/25/bb-king-may-have-been-poisoned-daughters-allege">BB King: estate attorney dismisses claim that bluesman was poisoned</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
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<li>Drew Mackie. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://time.com/3895784/bb-king-dead-poisoned-obit-death-blues-las-vegas/">Allegations B.B. King Was Poisoned Are Ridiculous, Says Attorney</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIME" class="extiw" title="w:TIME">TIME</a></span></i>, May 25, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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<p>Police in <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia" class="mw-redirect">Western Australia</a> revealed Monday they have reason to believe 59-year-old Francis John Wark was involved in the alleged murder of Hayley Marie Dodd. A <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/warrant" class="extiw" title="wikt:warrant">warrant</a></span> was subsequently issued for his arrest, and it is likely that he will be charged.</p>
<p>Witnesses had seen 17-year-old Hayley walking and <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hitchhiking" class="extiw" title="w:hitchhiking">hitchhiking</a></span> in the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badgingarra" class="extiw" title="w:Badgingarra">Badgingarra</a></span> area July 29, 1999 — the day she disappeared. She was believed to have been making her way to do some work at family friend's home but concerns were raised when she never showed.</p>
<p>State Crime Commander Pryce Scanlan said that "forensic advances" led to the breakthrough during a review of the case.</p>
<p>"It will be alleged the man abducted Hayley as she was walking on North West Road, Badgingarra," he said.</p>
<p>"It is further alleged he murdered her and disposed of her body."</p>
<p>Police believe Wark, who is currently locked up in a <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland" class="mw-redirect">Queensland</a> prison for an un-related offence, was living in Badgingarra when Ms Dodd disappeared.</p>
<p>Relatives of Ms Dodd have been told about the anticipated arrest.</p>
<p>“I’m very pleased with the progress of the investigation but I’m also more pleased that it does provide a degree of comfort to the family,” said Commander Scanlan.</p>
<p>There are plans to have Wark prosecuted for the crime in a court in Western Australia. Ms Dodd's body has yet to be found.</p>
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<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-25/warrant-issued-for-man-over-hayley-dodds-murder/6495762">Warrant issued for man over Hayley Dodd's murder</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="w:ABC News (Australia)">ABC News (Australia)</a></span></i>, May 26, 2015</li>
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<p>Former <a href="/wiki/UK" title="UK" class="mw-redirect">British</a> Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair" class="mw-redirect">Tony Blair</a> announced on Wednesday his intention to resign from his post as the <span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartet_on_the_Middle_East" class="extiw" title="w:Quartet on the Middle East">Quartet</a></span>'s envoy to the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East" class="mw-redirect">Middle East</a>, to <a href="/wiki/UN" title="UN" class="mw-redirect">UN</a> Secretary General <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki_Moon" title="Ban Ki Moon" class="mw-redirect">Ban Ki Moon</a></span>. Blair has held this position for the past eight years, and his resignation is to take effect in June.</p>
<p>The Quartet on the Middle East, formed in 2002, is made up of <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia" class="mw-redirect">Russia</a></span>, the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States" class="mw-redirect">United States</a></span>, the UN, and the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/EU" title="EU" class="mw-redirect">EU</a></span>. Its purpose is to promote the <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel" class="mw-redirect">Israeli</a>–<a href="/wiki/Palestine" title="Palestine" class="mw-redirect">Palestinian</a> peace process and to help develop the Palestinian economy.</p>
<p><i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent" class="extiw" title="w:The Independent">The Independent</a></span></i> suggests deterioration of Blair's relationship with leading figures in the <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority" class="mw-redirect">Palestinian National Authority</a></span>. Reportedly Blair means to continue with his diplomatic efforts after his resignation; to "concentrate on strengthening relations between Israel and the wider Arab world", as well as "focus on encouraging Israel to take measures to dramatically improve the daily lives of Palestinians in <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip" class="mw-redirect">Gaza</a></span>."</p>
<p>Preceding Wednesday's meeting on the peace process by the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee in <span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels" class="mw-redirect">Brussels</a></span>, Blair's office wrote in its last report to the committee: "Over a year on from the breakdown in talks between Israel and the Palestinians, there is still no tangible political horizon in sight."</p>
<p>Following Blair's resignation, the Quartet issued a formal statement saying "As the Quartet's envoy on the ground during the last eight years, Mr Blair demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the cause of Israeli–Palestinian peace and made lasting contributions to the effort to promote economic growth and improve daily life in the West Bank and Gaza".</p>
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<li><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters" class="extiw" title="w:Reuters">Reuters</a></span>. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/tony-blair-step-middle-east-envoy-150527152046695.html">Tony Blair to step down as Middle East envoy</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Al-Jazeera" title="Al-Jazeera" class="mw-redirect">Al-Jazeera</a></span></i>, May 28, 2015</li>
<li>Adam Withnall. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tony-blair-resigns-from-post-as-quartet-middle-east-envoy-10279033.html">Tony Blair resigns from post as Middle East envoy after eight years with The Quartet</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent" class="extiw" title="w:The Independent">The Independent</a></span></i>, May 27, 2015</li>
<li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tony-blair-stepping-aside-special-envoy-israel-palestinians-n365411">Tony Blair Stepping Aside as Special Envoy on Israel and Palestinians</a>" —&#160;<i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News" class="extiw" title="w:NBC News">NBC News</a></span></i>, May 27, 2015<br style="clear:both" /></li>
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