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CNN: BP partially evacuates North Sea Valhall oil field

CNN: BP partially evacuates North Sea Valhall oil field

BP is partially evacuating an oilfield in the North Sea because a barge has broken loose and is drifting out…
Brussels New Year fireworks cancelled over attack fears

Brussels New Year fireworks cancelled over attack fears

Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears…
3 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing blogger

3 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing blogger

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced three people to death and five others to prison for killing an atheist blogger…
US warily eyes New Year’s threats in cities abroad

US warily eyes New Year’s threats in cities abroad

US authorities are monitoring investigations overseas of alleged plots by Islamic State operatives or sympathizers to launch attacks over the…
China warns of ‘complex changes’ in Taiwan election year

China warns of ‘complex changes’ in Taiwan election year

China's top official in charge of relations with self-ruled Taiwan warned on Thursday of "complex changes" ahead in ties with…
Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts

Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist…
Belgium, Netherlands to exchange territory without a fight

Belgium, Netherlands to exchange territory without a fight

Throughout history, borders have caused unfathomable bloodshed, ageless feuds and decades-old legal disputes, which makes plans for a friendly exchange…
Warsaw’s Modlin airport evacuated after bomb threat

Warsaw’s Modlin airport evacuated after bomb threat

The airport in Modlin on the outskirts of Poland's capital Warsaw was evacuated on Wednesday after it received a bomb…
Top aide to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un dies in car crash: KCNA

Top aide to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un dies in car crash: KCNA

A senior North Korean ruling party official and a top aide to leader Kim Jong Un has died in a…
Burundi’s president threatens to fight African peacekeepers

Burundi’s president threatens to fight African peacekeepers

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened on Wednesday to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most…
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