Russia detains American citizen in Moscow for suspected spying

Russia's FSB state security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow and had opened a criminal case against him.

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US zoo intern fatally attacked by lion in North Carolina

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before.

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China's Xi, in New Year's address, says pace of reform won't 'stagnate'

The pace of reform in China will not stagnate and it will open its door wider still to the outside world, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in his New Year message, as he also warned of challenges ahead.

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Vatican spokesman, deputy, resign over strategy differences

The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Holy See's communications structure.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards plan to upgrade speed boats with stealth technology

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they plan to upgrade their speed boats in the Gulf with radar-evading stealth technology and new missile launchers as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington in the vital oil shipping route.

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WFP says Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi-run areas

Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by the Houthi movement, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.

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Italy's Salvini sees no danger to government in coming months

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday he "did not see any danger" to the government in the coming months as it turns its attention to new reforms after finally pushing its 2019 budget into law.

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Burkina Faso declares state of emergency in north following attacks

Burkina Faso has declared a state of emergency in several northern provinces, a government spokesman said on Monday, as Islamist groups intensify attacks in areas bordering Mali.

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Sudanese security forces fire tear gas at protesters in Khartoum: witnesses

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in central Khartoum on Monday, Reuters witnesses said, as authorities stepped up their presence at key sites after a call for protests on the eve of Sudan's independence day anniversary

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New York's Times Square ready for New Year's close-up

Tens of thousands of revelers will jam into New York's Times Square on Monday to await the midnight descent of the glowing crystal ball that has marked the arrival of the new year in the famed Manhattan crossroads for more than century.

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Russian apartment block blast kills at least four, dozens missing: agencies

Rescuers scrambled amid freezing temperatures to recover people trapped in the rubble of a Russian city apartment block that collapsed in a gas explosion on Monday, killing at least four people and leaving dozens missing, news agencies reported.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run

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UAE court upholds 10-year jail sentence of rights activist Mansoor

A court in the United Arab Emirates upheld on Monday a 10-year jail sentence against pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor for criticizing the government on social media, two sources said on Monday.

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Global markets in worst year since 2008

Investors will be glad to see the back of 2018 after major markets end with biggest falls in a decade.

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Bosnian town cancels New Year celebrations due to protests

The mayor of the northwestern Bosnian town of Banja Luka has canceled Monday's New Year celebrations for security reasons after protesters demanding the truth about a student's death prevented a public concert taking place the previous evening.

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Iraqi warplanes strike Islamic State leaders in Syria: military

Iraqi warplanes hit a meeting of Islamic State leaders near Deir al-Zor in Syria on Monday, destroying the building they were gathered in, the military said in a statement, without giving further details about the militants targeted.

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