Photos: Lunar New Year celebrations welcome Year of the Fire Horse
From Beijing to Hong Kong to Moscow, people celebrate Lunar New Year with cultural events and vibrant displays.

From Beijing to Hong Kong to Moscow, people celebrate Lunar New Year with cultural events and vibrant displays.





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Najib sentenced to 15 years after High Court finds him guilty in trial related to 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court says a royal document allowing the ex-PM’s transfer to house arrest is invalid.
More than 1,800 people have died as floods have ravaged Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change.
Hundreds more people are still missing as intensive rains pose new dangers in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
New search to start on December 30 for Boeing 777 that went missing in 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
Heavy rains have left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water.