Australia

One of the most famous travel website in India, Ixigo.com, released its list with the 11 most unusual beaches around the world.

Unique beaches which don’t have the usual sand one would normally expect are included in the list, such as the Black beach in Iceland and the Red beach in Santorini.

1. Black Beach, Iceland

U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that Turkish steel exporters would be exempt from a special tariff imposed on foreign companies that receive subsidy payments, the Turkish Steel Exporters Association said in a statement on Jan. 13.

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's top male tennis player, is set to play against Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.

Dimitrov and Cuevas have met two times on the tennis court, with each having gained one victory over the other.

Now that Christmas holiday period is over, travelers are starting searching for their summer destination.

“January bookings are a weather vane for the travel industry – early indicators of customer confidence and popular destinations” Mirror says in an article on top Google’s travel-related searches.

Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has prevailed against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in the first round of the Apia International Sydney tournament on Sunday. 

Pironkova defeated Tsurenko 7-6; 6-2 to move to the second round of the tournament held in Sydney, Australia.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori (Japan) will not take part in the the doubles semifinals of Brisbane International, the organizers have said, citing pain in Dimitrov's shoulder.

The two were to face James Duckworth and Chris Guccione (both playing for Australia).

The highest ranking Bulgarian male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov reached the semifinals of the men's doubles competition of the Brisbane International Tournament.

In the second round, Dimitrov and his Japanese partner Kei Nishikori defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut from France with 4:6, 6:1, 10:7 in a match which lasted 70 minutes.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth celebrated the New Year together in Australia, as TMZ reports.

Miley and Liam broke out months ago, but they were seen arriving together for lunch and having fun with friends, including Liam’s brother Chris.

Millions of people gathered in central squares and streets around the world to welcome the New Year amid terror fears.

At least two million people crowded at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to watch a spectacular fireworks show that lasted 16 minutes.

The world has celebrated the coming of a New Year on the last day of 2015, amid terror threats leading to a number of central squares being blocked to celebrations. 

Australia's biggest city, Sydney, was the first to host a major event to ring in the New Year, with pyrotechnics exploding over the harbor.