| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | World rings in new year | | People around the globe welcomed 2013 and said farewell to 2012 with celebrations big and small. |
| 60 children killed in New Year's crush | | A New Year's Eve fireworks display in the Ivory Coast turned from celebration to tragedy early today when more than 60 children died in a stampede, according to state media reports. |
| Stories to follow | | Forecasting the major international stories for the year ahead is a time-honored pastime, but the world has a habit of springing surprises. In late 1988, no one was predicting Tiananmen Square or the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the eve of 2001, the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan were unimaginable. So with that substantial disclaimer, let's peer into the misty looking glass for 2013. |
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