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US GDP in surprise slump in Q1 2014

According to latest figures, the US economy suffered its worst performance for five years in Q1 2014. The US economy…

10 years ago

Costa Rica: Luis Guillermo Solis bans cult of personality

Costa Rica's newly elected President Luis Guillermo Solis has passed a decree banning his name being put on plaques at…

10 years ago

Iraq: Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants

Iraq’s PM Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants inside Iraqi territory this week.…

10 years ago

US Commerce Department lifts four-decade ban on oil exports

Two companies have received US Commerce Department permission to export oil, after it has been lightly processed - a move…

10 years ago

MH370: New search area for missing Malaysia Airlines plane announced

Australian government has announced a new search area for the missing Malaysian plane after further analysis of satellite data. The…

10 years ago

Poland leaked tapes: PM Donald Tusk wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Donald Tusk’s government has won a parliamentary vote of confidence sparked by a scandal over leaked tapes of Polish senior…

10 years ago

Banex Plaza bomb attack: At least 21 people killed in Abuja blast

At least 21 people have been killed and other 52 injured in a bomb attack on Banex Plaza shopping center…

10 years ago

John Boehner sues Barack Obama over executive actions

House Speaker John Boehner has confirmed he will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration for its use of executive…

10 years ago

Nigeria bomb attack: Abuja’s Banex Plaza shopping center hit by huge explosion

A huge explosion rocked an area near Banex Plaza shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday, two witnesses…

10 years ago

Iraq: PM Nouri al-Maliki rejects calls for national salvation government

Iraq's PM Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls for a national salvation government to help counter the offensive by jihadist-led Sunni…

10 years ago