News Headlines - 05 September 2014

▽BBC News - Use Ebola survivors' blood - WHO

People produce antibodies in the blood in an attempt to fight off an Ebola infection.
In theory, those antibodies can be transferred from a survivor into a sick patient to give their immune system a boost. However, large scale data on the effectiveness of the therapy is lacking.

▽BBC News - Obama: Nato coalition ready to join US against IS

A coalition of Nato allies is ready to join the United States in military action against Islamic State (IS), US President Obama has announced.

▽White House confirms al-Shabab leader killed in airstrike in Somalia - The Washington Post

In a major setback for al-Qaeda’s affiliate in East Africa, the Obama administration said Friday it had confirmed the death of a key Somali militant leader who had been targeted in an airstrike earlier in the week.

▽BBC News - Gaza conflict: Drone footage reveals extent of damage

Drone footage reveals the extent of damage to Gaza City caused by the recent conflict with Israeli that lasted 50 days, until a ceasefire was brokered.

▽London beheading was not terrorism, insist police | The Guardian

Detectives tried to establish on Friday what drove a man to allegedly go on a rampage and behead an 82-year-old woman in her garden on Thursday, while a monitoring group said the incident had already led to a spike in threats to Muslims and mosques.