2017-12-31

France

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year 2018 from Euronews!

31/12/2017

World News

Drunk man leads police to hotel room arsenal

Houston may have averted a tragedy after a drunk, belligerent man was found to have an arsenal of guns in his hotel room as the venue was preparing for a big New Year's Eve celebration.

31/12/2017

Iran

Rouhani: Iran protesters have right to criticise, not to violence

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has addressed the nation for the first time since protests started across the country four days ago. In a televised speech, Rouhani said that "people have the right to criticise" but not to cause disorder or destroy pubic property.

31/12/2017

Gaza

Palestinians recall their envoy to the United States

Palestinians recall their envoy to the United States. The announcement comes just weeks after President Donald Trump announced he would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

31/12/2017

World News

Fore! Golf is not just a passion for Trump, it's a business

Trump has spent 90 of his 345 days in office at one of his golf courses — that's a quarter of his time as president.

31/12/2017

World News

New Year: Here's how different cities rang in 2018

Sydney and Auckland were among the first to celebrate New Year with breathtaking firework displays.

31/12/2017

USA

US braces for cold New Year's Eve

A large swathe of the northern US from Montana to Maine is expected to see temperatures below -12 degrees Celsius - and that's putting lives at risk.

31/12/2017

Iran

Iran restricts social media networks used by protesters

Iran today moved to restrict access to Telegram and Instagram apps used by anti-establishment protesters, according to state news agency Irib.

31/12/2017

Italy

Pope leads First Vespers and Te Deum prayer

Pope Francis in his year-end message said 2017 had been marred by "war and lies"

31/12/2017

World News

For LGBTQ community, 2017 was a mixed bag

From the legalization of gay marriage in Australia to an attempted rollback of trans rights in the U.S., 2017 produced a series of highs and lows for the community.

31/12/2017

Kenya

At least 30 dead in Kenya horror crash

At least 30 people have been killed and others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and lorry in Kenya.

31/12/2017

World News

15 science & tech leaders offer surprising predictions for 2018

What will the new year bring?

31/12/2017

USA

Multiple deputies ‘down’ after being called to suburban Denver inciden

Authorities in Colorado say a number of deputies from a sheriff's office in suburban Denver have been wounded, according to NBC News.

31/12/2017

World News

"Commerce needs clarity"

Business organisation the British Chambers of Commerce has slammed what it describes as "division and disorganisation" over Brexit in Westminster

31/12/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgaria takes up EU presidency

The EU's poorest member state, and said to be its most corrupt, takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council

31/12/2017

Albania

Albania’s judicial reforms all but go up in smoke

Smoke bombs in parliament and clashes with police have erupted over how Albania’s new judicial laws have been carried out. With fears of a parliamentary boycott growing – Euronews explains what’s to come for the Balkan state as politicians grapple with the EU and US-backed reforms.

31/12/2017

No Comment

Discover Japan's Winter purification ceremony in ice-cold water

Before every New Year, this group of women and men step into the river in Takayama to conduct a Shinto ritual

31/12/2017

Afghanistan

At least 15 mourners die at funeral in eastern Afghanistan

A suicide attack at a funeral in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday has killed at least 15 people and wounded 13, according to the governor’s spokesman.

31/12/2017

World News

Housing, financial problems still plague Harvey-hit Texas

Approximately a third of those who lived in Texas' "Golden Triangle" said their lives are "still very disrupted" because of the storm.

31/12/2017

World News

New Year's Eve really is the worst holiday

Decades of focus on one specific month as our yearly transformation starting point has poisoned the concept.

31/12/2017

World News

Holocaust Survivors: Why Nazi Fugitives Must Face Justice

As part of a last-ditch hunt for former Auschwitz guards launched last year, federal prosecutors have identified nearly 30 suspects.

31/12/2017

World News

Our crazy year in politics: 2017

It's an annual tradition over here at NBCNews.com to pause to remember the year's most preposterous moments in political news. It gets weirder every year.

31/12/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Two killed by DR Congo security forces in protests, activists say

Human Rights Watch says two men were shot dead during anti-government demonstrations in the capital Kinshasa

31/12/2017

USA

UN chief issues 'red alert'

The secretary general of the United Nations calls for unity in his year-end address

31/12/2017

Australia

Six people dead after tourist seaplane crashes in Sydney

The aircraft was returning a party of five from a restaurant in northern Sydney when it crashed into the water.

31/12/2017

World News

Communities devastated by mass incarceration need college graduates

Our program for formerly incarcerated women is a model for improving graduation rates for non-traditional students.

31/12/2017

USA

View: communities hit by mass incarceration need college graduates

Our programme for formerly incarcerated women is a model for improving graduation rates for non-traditional students.

31/12/2017

Iran

Two Iran protest deaths 'caused by foreign agents' - local governor

Opposition says demonstrators were shot dead by riot police in the city of Dorud on Saturday, the third day of anti-government protests

31/12/2017

Greece

Greece to appeal asylum granted to Turkish soldier who fled coup

The Greek government's move came hours after Turkey criticised a local panel's decision to accept a helicopter pilot's asylum request

31/12/2017

World News

3 better ways to gauge how much you've accomplished in 2017

Looking back at the past year with a different lens may set you up for more success in the new year.

31/12/2017