The world's most anticipated buildings completing in 2018

From record-breaking skyscrapers to extraordinary designs closer to ground level, these are the most stunning new buildings set to open in 2018.

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South Korea seizes second North Korean ship amid sanctions row

South Korea has seized a second ship as part of what it describes as an ongoing effort to monitor North Korea's attempts to evade UN sanctions.

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Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price'

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New Zealand sees in 2018

Fireworks in Auckland welcome the new year 2018.

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A woman without her headscarf waves a white shawl in what appears to be part of a social media campaign protesting an Iranian law that requires women to wear hijabs.

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On the Dance Beat: Extreme Focus, Extreme Costumes, Extreme Imagination

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New Year’s Eve, Iran, Donald Trump: Your Weekend Briefing

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North Korea: South seizes second ship in oil supply row

South Korea says 5,100-tonne tanker may have been heading to the North in violation of UN sanctions.

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Six dead in Australia seaplane crash

A seaplane has crashed off the coast of New South Wales in Australia, leaving no survivors, police say.

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Follow the New Year around the world

When it's 5 a.m. ET on December 31, people in Samoa have already shot off their fireworks.

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A Year in Bloopers: The Making of The Daily 360

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Homes That Sold for Less Than $500,000

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Follow the New Year around the world

When it's 5 a.m. ET on December 31, people in Samoa have already shot off their fireworks.

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For nearly 50 years, two Vietnam vets kept alive a New Year's Eve pact

Hunkered in a Vietnam bunker, the two Marines made a pact to call each other every New Year's Eve. On Sunday, one of them will ring in the New Year alone.

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Sydney seaplane: Six dead as aircraft crashes in river

The aircraft is said to be lying in 13 metres of water and police divers are at the scene.

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Indian superstar Rajinikanth tells fans he is entering politics

The film superstar says he will form a party to "change the political system" in Tamil Nadu state.

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2 Killed in Iran as Official Says Protesters Will ‘Pay the Price’

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Report: Two killed during protests in Iran

Two people were killed during protests in Doroud city, in the Lorestan province of western Iran, according to semi-official news agency Mehr News.

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Niagara Falls becomes ice-covered spectacle

Temperatures are set to remain below minus 10 degrees Celsius in the area for the next week.

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'The fruit of war': Pope Francis prints photo of Nagasaki victims

Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war."

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What's at play in Iranian protests?

The largest public display of discontent in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement has brought about a series of tweets from US President Donald Trump, pushback from the Iranian government and a scene that might have been unfathomable a decade ago -- protesters challenging the rule of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

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