Announcement DC5m United States events in english 100 articles, created at 2016-12-31 18:12 articles set mostly negative rate -3.1 1 1.2 Sydney families spend New Year's Eve in Dubai after Qantas cancel flight (6.99/7) Frustrated Qantas passengers stranded in Dubai following an aircraft malfunction reveal how the extreme delays have ruined their New Year's Eve plans with one man unable to attend a $600 event. 2016-12-31 09:27 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 2 0.8 What next for Ronda Rousey after UFC 207 loss against Amanda Nunes? (5.29/7) Former Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was beaten within the first minute of the bout, which has led to questions over whether she can continue to fight in the octagon in the future. 2016-12-31 09:13 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 1.3 Revelers Bid Adieu to a Year of Conflicts, Celebrity Deaths (4.40/7) As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities. How people are ushering in the new year: AUSTRALIA After a year that saw the deaths of a seemingly... 2016-12-31 09:07 12KB abcnews.go.com 4 2.7 Knighthoods for Murray and Farah in New Year's Honors List LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth II's New (3.40/7) Year's Honors list on Friday, recognition from the monarch for reaching the pinnacle of tennis by winning his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles on his way to…... 2016-12-31 07:55 793Bytes article.wn.com 5 12.1 Boko Haram leader urges fighters MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Boko Haram's leader urges his fighters to "kill, slaughter (3.14/7) and abduct... and detonate bombs everywhere," in a new video that de 2016-12-31 08:05 3KB mynorthwest.com 6 2.4 Egypt releases remains of Paris flight crew Egypt's Forensics Authority says it has released the remains of ten crew members of the fallen EgyptAir Paris flight to their families, seven months after the plane plummeted (3.12/7) into the Mediterranean Sea on its way to Cairo in May, killing all 66 passengers on board. 2016-12-31 09:16 1KB www.heraldonline.com 7 95.3 Baghdad blasts kill 25 as Mosul fighting intensifies Two bombs claimed by Islamic State killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday. (2.44/7) 2016-12-31 07:23 3KB www.cnbc.com 8 18.3 In pictures: Remembering the stars who died in 2016 A huge number of celebrities and icons passed away this year. 2016-12-31 09:59 2KB (2.33/7) www.dailymail.co.uk 9 3.3 Finland kicks off celebrations for 100 years of independence (2.29/7) HELSINKI (AP) — A children's event at the National Opera has kicked off a year of festivities in Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from its huge... 2016-12-31 10:07 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 10 12.4 28 dead, 54 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad Police concluded that the carnage was the work of a pair of suicide bombers. (2.12/7) 2016-12-31 09:20 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 11 0.0 China to ban ivory trade in '17 BEIJING -- China promised Friday to close down its domestic ivory trade completely by the end of 2017, a decision greeted by environmentalists as offering real hope to (2.12/7) curb a poaching crisis that is wiping out tens of thousands of elephants across Africa. In a statement... 2016-12-31 06:10 848Bytes article.wn.com 12 1.6 A day old, truce in Syria holding BEIRUT -- A nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey held Friday despite minor violations, marking a breakthrough in a conflict that has disregarded (2.10/7) high-level peace initiatives for more than five years. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported clashes early... 2016-12-31 06:28 813Bytes article.wn.com 13 3.7 Allan Williams, who set up Beatles' early gigs, dies at 86 (2.06/7) Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86. 2016-12-31 10:07 3KB www.heraldonline.com 14 2.3 3,000 years ago, it ruled the Mideast, now blown to pieces 3,000 years ago, it ruled the Mideast, now blown to pieces Associated Press - 31 (2.06/7) December 2016 07:10-05:00 News Topics: General news, Militant groups, Archaeology, War and unrest, Science People, Places and Companies: Middle East,... 2016-12-31 08:55 923Bytes article.wn.com 15 7.4 Sinai explosion kills officer and soldier CAIRO (AP) — A security official says that an explosion targeting a security vehicle in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has killed one junior officer and one soldier and injured another (2.06/7) soldier. ... 2016-12-31 08:28 694Bytes article.wn.com 16 0.0 Why I'm REFUSING to celebrate New Year's Eve: One mother reveals why she's boycotting the 'miserable' (1.41/7) milestone (despite being happy to party any other night of the year) Mother-of-one Kelly Rose Bradford 43, hates the night and the enforced celebration around it. She asks: 'Why would we want to embrace being another year older and another year having passed?' 2016-12-31 06:27 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk 17 1.8 Pregnant Rochelle Humes shows off her blossoming baby bump in a little black dress as she celebrates New (1.25/7) Year's Eve in the Maldives She's currently seven months pregnant with her second child. But Rochelle wasn't letting her burgeoning baby bump slow her down as she headed off to a beach party. 2016-12-31 11:41 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 18 1.1 Australia kicks off global New Year party defying terror threat (1.21/7) Australia has rung in the new year with a spectacular fireworks display in Sydney, sending rainbow-coloured showers into the night sky and defying the global terror attacks that cast a pall over 2016. 2016-12-31 10:23 4KB www.news24.com 19 12.0 Mitchell: Our city, one year, 778 murders MITCHELL: To many, the faces staring out from the collage of victims murdered in 2016 have no connection to them. But take a closer look. 2016-12-31 11:39 7KB chicago.suntimes.com (1.15/7) 20 13.1 1 killed, 6 wounded in city shootings since Friday evening (1.15/7) A man was killed and at least six others have been wounded in shootings across the city to start the New Year's holiday weekend, according to police. 2016-12-31 09:22 2KB chicago.suntimes.com 21 0.0 NC towns ring in the new year with flea drop, pickle drop (1.06/7) More than 100 years ago, on December 31, 1907, the New York Times threw a party in Times Square. Instead of the traditional fireworks --- the city had banned them --- it decided to try something a little different:... 2016-12-31 11:44 3KB myfox8.com 22 0.5 Jon Robson hits out at New Year's Honours list after he is overlooked in Twitter meltdown (1.04/7) Welsh author Jon Ronson sent out several tweets last night in a rant about not receiving any 'f****** MBE'. Dozens of stars from culture, sport and industry were honoured yesterday. 2016-12-31 09:11 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 23 2.8 Andy Murray proves it is business as usual as knighted hero rounds off 2016 with a victory over Milos (1.03/7) Raonic World No 1 Andy Murray ended 2016 with a 6-3 7-6(6) win over big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic to take third place at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. 2016-12-31 11:40 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 24 0.7 Knife-wielding Afghan migrant 'stabs Christian woman, 50, because she was reading the Bible at the (1.02/7) Austrian refugee centre where he lives' The woman's alleged attacker was a 22-year-old man from Afghanistan who had taken offence to the fact that the woman had been invited by Christian residents at an asylum centre to discuss the Bible. 2016-12-31 11:48 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 25 0.0 Worries Grow as Homicides Spike in Virginia's Capital City (1.02/7) George Carrington III was excited to become a father. He loved cars and couldn't wait to buy his son a Big Wheel tricycle, his mother said. But they never met — the 17-year- old was gunned down in Virginia's capital city three days before... 2016-12-31 11:38 5KB abcnews.go.com 26 0.9 16 bodies recovered after mine collapse in India PATNA, India (AP) — Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 16 miners buried after 23 miners were trapped by a mound of fallen earth in eastern India, po... (1.02/7) 2016-12-31 09:44 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 27 2.7 Queen Elizabeth honors Mark Rylance, Victoria Beckham, Naomie Harris (1.02/7) Mark Rylance, Victoria Beckham and Naomie Harris are among those from the world of showbiz to be recognized in Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honors list, which celebrates those who have made a signi… 2016-12-31 08:47 2KB variety.com 28 1.2 Christian Benteke could be taken off Crystal Palace penalty kick duties after Watford save says Sam Allardyce (1.02/7) His failure to score against Watford arguably cost Sam Allardyce a winning start to life as Eagles manager, and they head to Arsenal on New Year's Day with Allardyce weighing up his penalty options.