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1. US discussing options to acquire Greenland including using military, White House says

   It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.

2. Families shocked Swiss ski bar was not inspected for years before deadly fire

   The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

3. Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces

   The presidency also expels Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, after he fails to fly to Riyadh for talks.

4. Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta

   The security minister accuses neighbouring Ivory Coast of funding the plan to kill Capt Traoré.

5. Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US

   Earlier the president said US oil firms could be "up and running" in the country within 18 months.

6. Opposition leader Machado says her coalition should lead Venezuela

   President Trump has publicly dismissed the Nobel winner Machado saying she doesn't have local support and respect.

7. Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who sold secrets to the Soviets, dies aged 84

   The double agent compromised more than 100 operations and betrayed more than 30 agents spying for the West.

8. Nigeria's ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case

   Abubakar Malami was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Buhari.

9. Six dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as snow causes chaos across Europe

   Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in Amsterdam and Paris, with thousands of people stranded.

10. Japan nuclear agency worker loses phone with confidential data in China

    Authorities cannot say whether data was leaked from the device, which was lost at a Shanghai airport.