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BBC News Residents return to burned homes as LA fires rage on
Families are assessing the damage to their properties and communities as some of the fires are 0% contained.
BBC News Venezuela opposition leader arrested then freed after protest rally
The opposition says María Corina Machado was then freed on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration.
BBC News Danes struggle with response to Trump Greenland threat
Copenhagen's grey winter skies match the mood among politicians and business leaders in the face of a crisis.
BBC News Swiss national dies in Iran prison after spying arrest
The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
BBC News Swiss national dies in Iran prison after spying arrest
The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
BBC News Army chief elected Lebanon's president after years of deadlock
The crisis-plagued country's divided parliament ends a power vacuum that lasted more than two years.
BBC News Fire evacuation order lifted for LA's Hollywood Hills West
Officials say the blaze is now under control, but urge residents to be careful when returning to their homes.
BBC News 'Like a warzone': LA residents describe fleeing fire
People at an evacuation centre describe fleeing their homes as flames engulfed their streets.
BBC News Army chief elected Lebanon's president after years of deadlock
The crisis-plagued country's divided parliament ends a power vacuum that lasted more than two years.
BBC News Powerful photos reveal dramatic scenes as LA fires rage
The fires have been spreading rapidly because of high winds and very dry conditions.
BBC News Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland
The Kremlin reacts to the US president-elect's remarks saying the Arctic is in Russia's sphere of interest.
BBC News Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport
He was stopped by airport officials during a security check at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
BBC News Chad foils attempt to destabilise country - minister
A group of two dozen assailants armed with knives tried to enter the presidential palace.
BBC News Paris Hilton and Adam Brody among celebrities to lose homes in wildfires
Actor James Woods breaks down in tears on live TV as he describes how his Pacific Palisades property was razed.
BBC News Hollywood Hills blaze rapidly expanding, fire chief says
California fire chief David Acuna told the BBC there had been "zero progress" in containing the fires because of high winds and dry conditions.