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Italian Red Cross President: Bombing Migrant Boats Would Be A 'Huge Mistake'

7:39pm May 07, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Francesco Rocca, president of the Italian Red Cross, who is in New York lobbying against a draft U.N. proposal to destroy human smugglers' boats in Libya.

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FC Barcelona plays Getafe in Barcelona, Spain, on May 3. Spain's soccer federation says it will halt all professional games

No Goooaaal? Spain's Soccer Federation Suspends Season In Row Over Law

6:59pm May 07, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

At issue is a new law that allows poorer teams to share TV airtime and revenue more fairly. The law would break the monopoly of the league's two richest teams, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Al Jazeera America Replaces CEO Amid Lawsuit

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Al Jazeera America is a network in crisis. It recently forced out its CEO after three top female executives left, and a lawsuit raised a slew of allegations of discrimination against women, favoritism and management by retaliation.

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Greece's Aegean Islands Struggle To Handle Influx Of Migrants

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece has tripled since last year. The coast guard and police are overwhelmed trying to document and house migrants.

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Polls Close In Tight British Election, Show Lead For Conservative Party

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Most analysts are predicting a lead for the Conservatives in Thursday's U.K. general election. But the closeness of the election might leave Britain facing a period of coalition building.

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Senate Votes For Congressional Oversight Of Iran Nuclear Deal

4:15pm May 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The measure, which now goes to the House for consideration, enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support, passing by a 98-1 vote.

British police officers walk past newly erected media stands for the general election in Downing Street, London, on Tuesday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday.

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Media Coverage Of Close U.K. Elections Finds Much To Mock

3:35pm May 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The country votes in what could be the closest elections in decades. Some of the political coverage is decidedly more colorful than in the U.S.

Lucy Barh, head of the Liberian Midwives Association, says of the impending end of the Ebola outbreak: "It is a joy, it is a joy. And I am so grateful to God. The Lord almighty has love for this nation. That is why we have come to this point."

On Saturday, The Ebola Outbreak In Liberia Should Officially Be Over

3:31pm May 07, 2015

by Marc Silver

On May 9 — 42 days after the last reported case — the World Health Organization will announce that the epidemic has ended in the West African nation. Its citizens are proud, sad and a bit leery.

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WATCH: The Guardian's U.K. Election Primer For Non-Brits

3:17pm May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The parliamentary system can seem complicated on this side of the pond. Luckily The Guardian gets that and explains a hung parliament and what the queen has to do with all this.

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Bollywood Star Sentenced To Prison In Hit-And-Run Case

2:22pm May 07, 2015

A court in Mumbai sentenced Salman Khan to 5 years in prison for a hit-and-run incident in 2002 that left 1 person dead. David Greene talks to commentator Sandip Roy, who lives in Kolkat, India.

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