Thousands take to Hong Kong streets for pro-democracy rally

A Party atmosphere swept across major cities around the world to usher in the new year. Sydney,Australia was the first to celebrate where it put its biggest-ever fireworks display. Somaliland president muse bihi also sent a congratulatory message yesterday to welcome the new year…….

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has promised that the New Year will bring about economic development, despite the anti government protests where security forces used tear gas and live ammunition to dispersed protestors……….

Officials say that upto 40 people may still be  traped under a rubble , following a gas explosion that tore through an apartment in the industrial city of MAGNITO GOSK, Russia. Rescuers have been battling through the bitter cold looking for survivors……….

Rescue operations in phillipines are still underway following landslides that claimed the lives of atleast 75 people. Nearly 25,000 people have been displaced in 13 provinces……..

South Korea’s Ministry of Environment said on Monday that Major supermarkets will be banned from using single use plastic bags in an effort to conserve natural resources and manage recyclable waste. The country now joins a list of other countries around the world that have halted the use of plastic shopping bags…….

Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have marched for an annual rally in Hong Kong with activists decrying the government’s “unprecedented” ban on pro-independence symbols. The group described the demand as a threat to freedom of expression……..