Laura Barbier, 20, a student from Liege, in Belgium, had travelled to Milan, Italy, with five friends aged 20 and 21 to celebrate the New Year.

The German government on Wednesday condemned a series of incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured, mostly with fireworks. Revellers across the ...

Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!

The political debate over the consequences of the New Year's Eve incidents has intensified. Bavaria's Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann, spoke of "situations resembling civil war". Referring ...

At least five people on Wednesday died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks amid the New Year jubilation. New Telegraph reports ...

Where it comes from: In Germany and Austria ... In Japan, toshikoshi soba (year-crossing noodles) are eaten on New Year’s Eve to leave behind hardships, while in China, longevity noodles ...

New Year’s Eve in Brussels turned into a scene of chaos ... It's also worth noting that a similar terrorist attack recently took place in Germany, where a car drove into people at a Christmas ...

Authorities warn the public every year of the danger of household firework operations around New Year’s Eve and Independence ... in fireworks accidents in Germany, where hundreds more were ...

At least two attacks were reported in Germany on the New Year's Eve. (Representative Photo, Credit: Reuters) Germany witnessed at least two acts of violence on the New Year’s Eve. As revellers ...

CHAOS on New Year's Eve led to five people being killed by fireworks and 400 arrested in explosive riots. Germany was plunged into a nightmare when it should have been celebrating - as law ...