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UAE expects strong economic growth
The United Arab Emirates expects strong growth this year after its oil-rich economy expanded by 4.6 percent in 2014, Prime Minister Sheikh ...U.S., allies target Islamic State with 18 air strikes in Iraq
U.S. and coalition forces launched 18 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Saturday, with four each in Tal Afar ...Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, home to Roman-era ruins, ...Strong earthquake hits Chile
A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Thousands demand Honduras leader resign in latest protest
Thousands of angry protesters marched in the Honduran capital Friday for the fourth week in a row to demand President Juan Orlando ...Global terror death tolls soared in 2014
Islamic jihadists fuelled a huge spike in terror attacks last year with the global death toll soaring 81 percent in more than ...High-profile LGBT event staged in Latvian capital
Up to 5,000 people have participated in a high-profile gay pride event in the capital of Latvia, a former Soviet country.Germany detains Al-Jazeera journalist at Egypt request
Police on Saturday arrested Al-Jazeera\'s Ahmed Mansour at a Berlin airport, the journalist said via Twitter, after Germany acted on an international ...Website shows alleged racist rant by US murder suspect
Dylann Roof, the suspect in Wednesday\'s church massacre in Charleston, appears to have written a racist manifesto and posed in photographs with ...Malian rebels sign landmark peace deal with government
Mali\'s Tuareg-led rebel alliance signed a landmark deal on Saturday to end years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divisions ...




