New year News

Review: Gareth Emery terrific in Brooklyn, rings in the New Year '2017' Special By Markos Papadatos Brooklyn - On December 31, world renowned DJ and producer Gareth Emery performed at The Brooklyn Hangar along with his special musical guests.

Why New Year's resolutions might be bad for your relationship By Tim Sandle Come early January and many people continue with the custom of making New Year's resolutions...and then promptly break them. Resolutions might seem like harmless fun, but they can also damage relationships.

Michael Ray to kick off the New Year with headlining tour By Markos Papadatos Country singer Michael Ray will be continuing his headlining "Think A Little Less" tour into 2017, and he has added new concert stops.

Dalai Lama is hoping for new Chinese attitude towards Tibet By Justin King Shillong - On every stop along the Dalai Lama’s speaking tour this week in India, he expressed hope for better relations between China and the Buddhist region of Tibet. Today, the Chinese military began increasing security forces in the region.

An easy way to lose weight: Read a fast-paced novel By W. Mark Dendy With the New Year about to ring in, most have thought about resolutions: losing weight, being on time, being fiscally responsible, and the list goes on.

UK braced for a New Year's Day storm, bringing more flooding By Eileen Kersey Parts of the UK experienced severe flooding over the Christmas period and the bad news is that bad weather is set to return as Britain welcomes in 2014.

Burning cars: A New Year tradition France wants extinguished By Robert Myles In recent years an unenviable New Year ‘tradition’ has grown in France which the French government would gladly see extinguished – setting fire to cars. This New Year, the 'tradition' continued.

The world celebrates the dawning of a New Year By Greta McClain People around the world turned out in cities and towns, in fields, on beaches, water fronts and city blocks, all to ring out the old and welcome the arrival of 2013, a year many hope proves to be better than 2012.

New Year's Eve Stadium stampede kills 60 By Eileen Kersey Around the World 2012 was seen out in a blaze of New Year's Eve celebrations and firework displays. In one such event in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast, 60 people are believed to have been killed.

Video: Fireworks around the world celebrate the entry of 2013 By Anne Sewell As the world turned, bringing 2013 to each country, fireworks lit the sky in incredible displays. Despite austerity, many major cities represented in the video offered pyrotechnic extravaganzas. Let us hope for peace and prosperity in the new year.

Video: Fireworks light the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa By Anne Sewell Dubai - In Dubai, UAE, fireworks lit up the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, with a live orchestra playing in the New Year.

Hong Kong celebrates 2013 in city's biggest firework display yet By Anne Sewell Hong Kong - Hong Kong celebrated the start of 2013 with a spectacular firework display - the largest the city has ever seen - attended by tens of thousands of people.

Photo Essay: NYC's Times Square, a New Year's Eve favorite Special By Leigh Goessl New York - Times Square, one of the most visited sections of New York City, has an interesting history. It is also a popular destination on New Year's Eve for many, whether in person or watching on television.

Spectacular video of Sydney's New Year fireworks By Anne Sewell Sydney - While many of us are still waiting for the New Year to start, Sydney is already living in 2013. They held a spectacular firework extravaganza to mark the event.

Op-Ed: New Year's resolutions, doomed to fail or set for success By Eileen Kersey As the clock ticks down to 2013 will you be joining millions of others in making New Year's resolutions? If so will your good intentions be doomed to fail or set for success?

Photo Essay: Hustle and bustle of the yuletide in Ibadan Special By JohnThomas Didymus Ibadan - The Christmas/New Year season—the yuletide—coincides with the harmattan or dry season in Nigeria, during which dusty and dry trans-Saharan trade winds blowing across the Gulf of Guinea in late November to December bring the rainy season to an end.

Dead birds fall from the sky again in Arkansas on New Year's Eve By JohnThomas Didymus Beebe - Birds dropped dead from the sky in the early hours of the new year, the second time in Arkansas after last year. The ban on fireworks this year has led some to question the claim that the birds were disturbed from their roost by fireworks display.

Op-Ed: Happy New Year and a Happy Divorce By Joie Maccarone Toronto - January can be an extremely cold and cruel month, so cold in fact that spouses’ hearts freeze and cruel enough to throw one’s partner out onto three foot snow banks during the middle of the night when temperatures are in the minus double digit degrees

Op-Ed: New Year's Eve in London's Trafalgar Square By Alexander Baron London - London saw in the New Year in its usual style with huge crowds and spectacular pyrotechnics, and with the usual caveats, a good time was had by all.

New Year — The Movie: Limited theatrical release starts March 15 Special By Bryen Dunn Toronto - A group of 20-somethings reunite at a New Year’s Eve bash in middle-class suburbia. When a near-death experience, a pregnancy, and the appearance of past rivals disrupt the night, how will each see their place in the world come New Year's Day?

MTV celebrates the new year with 'Jersey Shore' ball drop By Michael Krebs MTV rang in the new year with a ball drop of their own - featuring Snooki, the 'Jersey Shore' firebrand, descending in a Seaside Heights glitzy ball drop.

Member of female dance group in Manila found murdered By Adeline Yuboco Bulacan - Rejoice Rivera, a member of the Baywalk Bodies, a sexy all-female singing and dance group in Manila, was found dead on the shoulder of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) last Friday.

Thousands gather at Manila's largest mall to welcome 2011 Special  By Adeline Yuboco Manila - Hundreds of thousands of people from all parts of Metro Manila converged at the SM Mall of Asia to take part in the festivities at the annual New Year countdown party last night.

Op-Ed: 2010: A Year in Review By Matt Harding From politics to Hollywood, to sports and music, here's a look back at the best happenings (and people) of this past year: 2010.

Obama sends New Year message to people of Iran By Chris Dade In a repeat of an exercise he did last year, U.S. President Barack Obama has produced a video message for Iranians around the world in which he says that the "choice for a better future" remains "in the hands of Iran’s leaders".

Pope Calls On Humanity To Live in Peace With Environment By Christopher Szabo Pope Benedict XVI has called on humanity to protect the environment in his annual World Day of Peace message. In his address at the Vatican, the Pontiff has linked peace with the natural environment to peace among nations.

Rare holiday eve blue moon to shine on New Year's revelers By Sandy Sand Blue moons of song and legend are an infrequent astronomical occurrence, happening every two-and-a-half years and even less frequently appear on the eve of a widely celebrated holiday. But this year some people will witness the phenomenon.

Survivors Share the Horror stories of Bangkok mishap By Bodhisattva Banerji Survivors and family members of the unfortunate Bangkok mishap, offered prayers and recollected the horrific incident. Police though, continues with their investigation behind the events that caused the horrific fire.

Year 2008 gets an extension from World's time keepers By Kesavan Unnikrishnan Revellers will have to wait one second more this New year's eve. An extra second will be added to the final day of the year to match clocks to the earth's spin.

Like Deja Vu All Over Again By PTBartman It seems that the postman isn't the only one who rings twice -- the stork does too. At least he does in Gettysburg Pennsylvania where, for the second time in as many years, Kyle and Becky Armstrong welcomed the first brand new baby of the brand new year.

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