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　　There has been a large explosion at an industrial gas plant in southern Nigeria. Media reportssay dozens of people have been burnt to death with some reports putting the number of deadat 100. Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar reports from Abuja. It's not clear what triggered the blast atthe factory making gas for cooking and heating. But eyewitnesses say the explosion caused ahuge fire that took firefighters and residents several hours to put out. Police authorities haveconfirmed the incident but are yet to give the number of those affected.

　　Afghan officials say the military has recaptured key government buildings in Sangin town in anoperation backed by US air strikes. But the officials said that they were still fighting Talibanmilitants in other parts of the district. There has been no response from the Taliban on thegovernment's latest claims. The group had earlier said it was still in the control of Sangin. Thedistrict of southern Helmand province is one of the main centers of cultivation of opiumpoppies, the chief source of revenue for the Taliban.

　　President Putin has announced that Russian will built a series of nuclear plants in India over thenext two decades. He said work on the first two reactors was now in preparation. Mr Putin wasspeaking at a joint press briefing during talks with the visiting Indian prime minister NarendraModi. About 7 billion dollars worth of deals are being signed during Mr Modi's trip, many of themdefense-related.

　　The US victims of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 will finally receive compensation. YoussefTaha has the details. A US bill passed last week awards each of the 53 hostages or their estatesup to 4.4 million dollars. That's equivalent to 10,000 dollars for each of 444 days kept incaptivity. The money will come in part from a 9 billion dollar penalty paid by the French bankBNP Paribas for breaking sanctions against Iran. It follows a controversial deal between worldpowers and Iran over its nuclear program. But the agreement that secures their release barredthem from making such claims.

　　For the first time, the leaders of Greek and Turkish communities of the ethnically dividedMediterranean island of Cyprus have issued a joint televised holiday message. Metter Zericareports.The Greek-Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades said he hoped the New Year wouldallow the Turkeys and Greek-Cyprus to live peacefully in a very united country. For his part, theTurkey-Cyprus leader Mustafa Akinci wished peace, serenity, prosperity to all Cyprus in 2016.Since his election in April, Mr Akinci, an independent leftist, has made it a priority to find apeace deal after four decades of division. The unprecedented message in which they bothrepeated their wishes in each other's language comes before resumption of peace talks nextmonth. World news from the BBC.

　　US plans have carried out further air strikes on the Iraqi city of Ramadi where governmentforces are trying to dislodge the remaining IS militants from the center. Security officials saidthe bombing was intended to help clear the streets of unexploded munitions planted by theextremists. One person compared the streets of Ramadi to a mine field.

　　A UN-brokered deal in Syria could see several thousand rebel fighters in their families includingmembers of IS, pull out a district in the south of Damascus and around the YarmoukPalestinian refugee camp. The deal involves agreement between rebel fighters and thegovernment. It aims to make the camps safe again so that thousands of refugees still trappedthere can receive aid.

　　Flooding in Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay has left 5 people dead and driven more than150,000 people from their homes. In Paraguay which has been the most badly affected,president Mauricio Macri declared a state of emergence to free up 3.5 million dollars in relieffunds.

　　Several tornadoes have ripped through the southern US killing at least 10 people and injuringdozens more. Here's Laura Becca. A fierce spring-like storm mixed with unseasonably warmweather created a line of tornadoes across the south and midwest. The worst hit communitiesare still searching for missing people and volunteers have spent the day cleaning debris whichhas destroyed dozens of cars, homes and business. The threat has eased for now butthousands of homes are still without power.

　　The governor of California has pardoned the Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr for drugs andweapons offenses in 1996 following a request for clemency. Mr Downey was convicted after hewas arrested on a LA highway with heroine, cocaine and a pistol in his car. Mr Downey whostars as Iron Man in Disney films is among 91 people granted pardons for exemplary behavior.