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Fed officials said while the US job market is solid, global pressures may "restrain economic activity" and further drag down already low inflation.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that with the 70th anniversary of the UN, Member States have been pushing for accelerating institutional reforms, including the Security Council.

US President Barack Obama also looks forward to discussing Israel's relations with the Palestinians, the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and the need for the genuine advancement of a two-state solution

Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Nemwang announced the charter was passed by a 507-25 vote in the 601-seat assembly after the voting.

The accused include mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who is currently out on bail and living at an undisclosed location.

The scheme is part of the the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an ambitious USD 46 billion investment plan linking western China to the Arabian Sea

Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952 upon the death of her father King George VI. She was touring a remote part of Kenya when news of her father's death arrived.

The image has become the latest symbol of the migrant crisis in Europe.

The Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014, inexplicably veering off course en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

"It is a privilege to be back amongst the most talented journalists and executives in the business," she said in a statement. Brooks will replace Mike Darcey, who became chief executive in 2012.

The casualties include 96 firefighters, 11 policemen and 53 civilians.

Confirmation of Omar's death and Mansour's contentious ascension triggered a power struggle within the Taliban at a time when the rival Islamic State group is making gradual inroads into Afghanistan

Six NASA recruits have shut themselves inside a dome in Hawaii to begin a year-long isolation programme that will simulate life on Mars to help the US space agency prepare for the pioneering mission to the red planet.

A suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged vehicle killed two Iraqi army generals north of the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi on Thursday, a military spokesman said.

Even after gunning down a TV news reporter and cameraman during a live interview, Vester Lee Flanagan II ends career after volatile journey.

Scientists have developed a new material that can quickly repair itself and could save astronauts' lives in case debris penetrates a spacecraft.