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Here's a handy list that shows you New Year's Eve countdowns around the world.

The White House has urged Iran to respect the rights of Iranians who have taken to the streets to protest over the past two days, warning that "the world is watching."

Iran's missile program is not in breach of its nuclear deal and will continue despite objections from the United States, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for Russia and the US to engage in "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year greetings to US President Donald Trump.

President Trump tweeted about the recent protest in Iran and said the "Iranian govt should respect their people's rights". CNN's George Howell reports.

Every New Year's Eve, people try to sing "Auld Lang Syne," a song that no one really knows the words to. This year, belt it out loud and proud.

South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is "very disappointed" in China for allegedly selling oil to North Korea, tweeting that the on-again, off-again Trump ally was "caught red handed" allowing oil to be imported by the rogue regime.

At least 40 people were killed Thursday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, according to authorities.

CNN's Arwa Damon joins Turkish police to raid a suspected ISIS cell in Istanbul.

There will be more than just fireworks lighting up the night sky this New Year's.

They have been killed, recruited to fight, used as human shields, forced into marriage and enslaved. 2017 has been a "nightmare year" for children caught in the crosshairs of conflict, the UN's agency for children has said.

Evacuations of the first critical medical cases from a rebel-held region east of Damascus have begun, aid agencies say.

A senior administration official told CNN that the Trump administration is planning to be "more quiet" and "more discreet" about speaking publicly on US military exercises with the Republic of Korea and Japan aimed at demonstrating military capability against North Korea.

See CNN's Fast Facts for a look at the life of the late Pope John Paul II. He was canonized as a saint on April 27, 2014.

Chess tournaments, for better or worse, don't usually command international headlines. Not so for the World Chess Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week.

A topless protester was detained by Vatican police on Monday for attempting to steal the doll of baby Jesus from the Vatican's nativity scene. The incident occurred as thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear the Pope's Christmas Day message.