US officers behind death of black boy acquitted

1. Iraq’s prime minister pledges to liberate all areas controlled by Daesh terrorists in 2016 as congratulations pour in on the liberation of the city of Ramadi.

2. Hundreds of people are evacuated from contested areas in Syria under a UN-backed deal, with terrorists heading to Turkey and civilians to areas under the Syrian government control.

3. Saudi Arabia unveils a set of austerity measures after the announcement of a nearly 100 billion dollar budget deficit due to the falling oil prices.

4. An Israeli minister renews calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank as Tel Aviv plans to build more than 55,000 settler units east of Jerusalem al-Quds.

5. In the US state of Ohio, a prosecutor clears police officers in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old black boy Tamir Rice in Cleveland last year.

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