Craig Taylor

Oklahoma City, Monday, Aug.
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Insurers have warned that proposed changes to the Riot Damages Act could lead to higher premiums or reduce access to insurance.
BBC News – Business

The Israeli military announces the withdrawal of all of its troops to “defensive positions” outside the Gaza Strip.
BBC News – Middle East

US rabbis urge President Obama to negotiate the release of US prisoner, Alan Gross, from a Cuban jail.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

More than 300 Ukrainian troops cross into Russia during heavy fighting with pro-Russian rebels – but Kiev denies they are “defectors”.
BBC News – Europe

The parents of a murder victim call for an explanation after hearing a judge say impact statements made by bereaved families made “no difference” to Parole Board judgements.
BBC News – UK

A US man who became sick after visiting West Africa last month is being tested for Ebola in hospital in New York, health officials say.
BBC News – US & Canada

Amnesty International says it has uncovered evidence of war crimes in north-eastern Nigeria, where the military is fighting Islamist militants.
BBC News – Africa

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg suggests homeowners could be compensated if the value of their property falls when new garden cities are built.
BBC News – Business

An attack that killed 10 people at a UN-run Gaza school was a “moral outrage and a criminal act”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.
BBC News – Middle East

Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to a comfortable victory in the Commonwealth Games 4x100m relay at Hampden Park.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The presidents of France and Germany commemorate the 100th anniversary of Germany’s declaration of war on France.
BBC News – Europe

A Royal Navy ship helping Britons to leave Libya amid worsening violence in the country is now at sea and heading to Malta, the MoD says.
BBC News – UK

American Idol finalist Michael Johns, who appeared on the seventh series of the TV singing contest, dies at the age of 35.
BBC News – US & Canada

The US will “surge” its response to the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola by sending at least 50 public health experts to West Africa.
BBC News – Africa

The US economy added 209,000 jobs in July, latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveal, adding to optimism that the recovery continues apace.
BBC News – Business

Israel carries out fresh strikes on Gaza and militants launch more rockets into Israel, as a hunt continues for a missing Israeli soldier.
BBC News – Middle East

In the first hearing since Argentina defaulted on its debts, US judge Thomas Griesa calls for negotiations to be resumed urgently.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A senior adviser to rebels in eastern Ukraine confirms that extrajudicial killings have been carried out “to prevent chaos”.
BBC News – Europe

The Foreign Office says operations at the British embassy in Tripoli are to be temporarily suspended as violence worsens in Libya.
BBC News – UK