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Rain fails to dampen New Year confetti test in Times Square

The annual air worthiness test for the all-important confetti to be used in New York's New Year's Eve celebrations took place in wet conditions.

Cinema

Britain & Germany win big at International Emmy Awards

Britain & Germany win three awards each at International Emmy Awards

Iran

New Year festivities in Iran trigger animal rights concerns

Campaigners say millions of goldfish perish during the festival of Nowruz

Turkey

Turkey's Kurdish minority celebrate Newroz festival

Turkey’s Kurdish minority marked the annual spring festival of Newroz on Monday (March 21)with a call for peace talks to resume between Ankara and

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Asia: Lantern festival marks end of Lunar Year

China and Taiwan celebrated the end of Lunar New Year on Monday night with a spectacular Lantern Festival. Hundreds gathered to release paper

China

China: billions on the move for the Year of the Monkey

The world's biggest annual mass migration gets underway

Germany

Cologne police chief 'retires' after New Year's Eve mass assaults

The police chief of Cologne has been “relieved of his duties” following criticism of his handling of a wave of attacks in the German city on New

Germany

Cologne police under attack after mass New Years sex attacks

Police in Cologne are being strongly condemned for the way they dealt with the mass New Year sex attacks.

Germany

New Year's Eve attacks on women in Cologne stun Germany

The news of what happened in the city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve has electrified Germany and sent shockwaves through society after police said

United Kingdom

London's New Year's Day Parade marks 30 years

Marching bands, cheerleaders and acrobats helped mark the 30th year of London’s New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,500 performers from 20 different

Austria

Mariss Jansons conducted the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna.

Latvia’s Mariss Jansons took up the baton for the third time for the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna. The United Nations Secretary General

Sport

New Year's day dip in freezing water - Video

What better way to cure a New Year’s eve hangover than a New Year’s day dip in ice cold water. Thousands of Dutch revellers braved the chilly North

World News

Dubai's Address Hotel smoulders after New Year's Eve blaze

Dubai’s luxury Address Hotel was still smoldering on Friday morning (January 1). Flames spread up one side of the building as people gathered nearby

France

2016 welcomed around the world

In Paris, the Champs Elysees was at the heart of the French capital’s new year festivities. The usual fireworks display was cancelled – and a video

World News

Fireworks and festivities usher in 2016 around the globe

The start of 2016 has been celebrated in style around the world. In Paris, the Champs Elysees was at the heart of the festivities, amid heightened

Cuba

Cubans mark Revolution anniversary, as world celebrates new year

As the world celebrates the start of a new year, Cubans are also marking the 57th anniversary of the Revolution. The past twelve months have been

World News

First celebrations as the world welcomes in 2016

They always do it in style Down Under. And this New Year’s Eve was no exception with Sydney Harbour lit up by a huge fireworks extravaganza

Croatia

New Year at noon in Fuzine Croatia

Never mind the countdown to midnight to usher in the New Year the Croatian town of Fuzine has a head start. The residents of the town celebrate the

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Fireworks light up New Zealand's New Year celebrations

New Zealand was the world’s first country to celebrate the New Year. The laser animation show was beamed from the tops of buildings onto Auckland’s

World News

Europe's New Year's Eve security: what's going on and where

In the light of recent terror attacks, extra security measures have been put into place across Europe as cities gear up to celebrate the start of