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Fed cuts growth forecast for 2014

The Fed has cut its growth forecast for 2014 due to the harsh winter weather. The US central bank is…

10 years ago

King Juan Carlos of Spain signs abdication bill

King Juan Carlos of Spain signed the bill of his abdication in favor of his son, Crown Prince Felipe. King…

10 years ago

Zach Dasher: Duck Dynasty cousin to run for Congress in Louisiana’s 5th District

Calhoun businessman Zach Dasher, a cousin of Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson, announced Monday he will run for Congress in…

10 years ago

Malaysia boat sinks, 66 Indonesian migrants feared drowned

At least 66 people are feared drowned after a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesian migrants capsized and sank after leaving…

10 years ago

Afghanistan elections 2014: Abdullah Abdullah demands halt to vote-counting

Afghanistan’s presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded an immediate halt to vote-counting over allegations of widespread fraud. Ballot boxes had…

10 years ago

Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko proposes unilateral ceasefire

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed a unilateral ceasefire by his troops to allow pro-Russian separatists to lay down their…

10 years ago

Iraq crisis: Sunni militants seize Baiji refinery

Iraqi Islamist militants have invaded the country's biggest oil refinery, after pounding it with mortars and machine guns from two…

10 years ago

Marcus Wellons: First US execution since botched procedure in Oklahoma

Georgia has carried out the first execution in the US since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April. Marcus…

10 years ago

American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela from July 2014

American Airlines has announced it is cutting almost 80% of its flights to Venezuela from next month. From July 2,…

10 years ago

Ahmed Abu Khattala: Benghazi attack ringleader captured

Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected ringleader of the September 2012 raid on a US diplomatic post in the Libyan city…

10 years ago