Belgium will not transfer frozen Russian assets despite Commission's plans - FM Prévot
Daniel Bellamy
Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping 13 year old girl and killing her parents
13 year old Jayme Coss escaped from the house where she'd been allegedly held for three months in the tiny town of Gordon by 21 year old Jake Patterson.
No let-up in partial US government shutdown over border wall
President Donald Trump is demanding five billion euros to build a
wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, in line with his election campaign promise.
Clashes break out at yellow vest protests in Paris
The protesters are outraged at the cost of living and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.
Brits embrace "Dry January" after the festive excess
Britons are increasingly resolving to lay off the booze for 31 days as they re-examine their less than healthy relationship with booze.
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Endangered blue fin tuna gets record price at Tokyo fish market
A Japanese tuna tycoon paid a record price for an enormous 278 kilogramme blue fin tuna at the first auction of the new year.
Argentine football legend Maradonna leaves hospital
Diego Maradona has left a clinic in Buenos Aires after treatment for internal bleeding in his stomach.
Brazil: Has the heat killed off thousands of fish in Rio?
The climatic phenomenon El Niño promotes high temperatures in southeastern Brazil, which blocks cold fronts and causes the coastal waters of Rio de Janeiro to become stagnant.
Spain's Christmas lottery winners celebrate "the Fat One"
The final winning number, is potentially worth 680 million euros, but spread across thousands of tickets.
Storm waves in Cuba flood Havana after breaching sea wall
The emergency services have been evacuating the elderly, the sick and the vulnerable.
Thousands of Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona
Catalan separatists had earlier blocked roads and clashed with police as Spanish ministers held a cabinet meeting in the regional capital.
British police make two arrests after drone disrupts major airport
Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London's Gatwick Airport for three days.
US government enters partial shutdown in row over Mexican wall
The president wants $5 billion signed off by Congress to build a wall along the border with Mexico - one of his key election pledges.
Thousands protest against Hungary's contoversial new labour laws
The "slave law" as it's been dubbed, means employers can now demand that some employees work 400 hours overtime.
'Gilets jaunes' protest in Paris calmer and smaller
Successive weekends of protests in Paris have led to vandalism and violent clashes with security forces.
Egypt discovers untouched tomb in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara
The tomb dates back to the Fifth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Ukraine splits from Russian Orthodox Church after three centuries
The Russian Orthodox Church has portrayed it as the biggest split in Christianity for 1,000 years.
Shakira accused of evading 14.5 million euros in Spanish tax
Representatives of Shakira said in a statement that the singer did not live in Spain until 2015, and has met all of her tax obligations to Spanish authorities.
Brazil to extradite Italian citizen convicted of murder in the 70s
Cesare Battisti escaped from an Italian jail whilst serving life sentences in 1981.
Police arrest around 400 yellow vest protesters in Brussels
As in France, the protesters are angry at the high cost of living.
US President Trump's former lawyer won't be spared prison time
That's the view of New York prosecutors, who pointed out in court filings, that Cohen hadn't entered into a cooperation agreement with their office.
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