News Headlines - 08 November 2014
▽BBC News - Ex-USSR leader Gorbachev: World on brink of new Cold War
The world is on the brink of a new Cold War, and trust should be restored by dialogue with Russia, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said.
▽Berlin commemorates 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall | News | DW.DE | 08.11.2014
People from across Germany and the globe are flocking to Berlin to remember the fall of the Wall 25 years ago. Iconic figures, among them former Soviet leader Gorbachev, are also in the capital for the historic occasion.
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami sent a message of encouragement to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters in Berlin on Friday, drawing parallels between their situation and that of people confined by the Berlin Wall and ongoing conflict in Gaza.
▽Spain: Catalonia set to vote on independence from Madrid | euronews, world news
The electoral campaign in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region has ended ahead of a symbolic vote on independence from Madrid tomorrow.
The result will not be recognised by the Spanish government.
▽Ed Miliband In Fresh Crisis Over Leadership
Ed Miliband's leadership was plunged into fresh crisis after reports that 20 shadow ministers are poised to call on him to quit.
Senior figures are ready to strike if former home secretary Alan Johnson signals he is prepared to step into the breach, according to The Observer.
