AirAsia: rescuers move slowly

Search operations were continuing on Thursday off the island of Borneo to find the wreckage of AirAsia, which crashed last Sunday at sea with 162 people on board, mostly Indonesians.

The bad weather conditions complicate the work of rescuers who believe they have located a fuselage. A large dark mass was indeed identified about forty meters deep, but the signal from the boxes remains silent.

'The ship involved in the research is fitted with underwater locator beacons capable of detecting a black box, says the head of operations. It is also provided with a multi-beam sonar that detects the metal and provides underwater images in three dimensions. '

Families of the missing began arriving in the Indonesian city of Surabaya where the remains of victims are transported. Only seven bodies were recovered at this time. Most wore clothes, suggesting that the plane was not up in flight. Experts now believe that the device could have managed an emergency landing before sinking.

First day of Lithuania in the euro area

The transition to 2015 has also changed life. The country became the 19th state to adopt the European currency.

For Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius first Lithuanian to have removed a 10 euro a distributor of Vilnius, the euro is "guarantor of economic and political security of the country".

A strategic choice to anchor a little country in the European camp when Russia flexed its military strength in the region.

Exit the Litas, the currency change was quickly adopted by the Lithuanian "since the borders have disappeared, the world has become global, so I think this is the best time to have the euro. If we closed in on ourselves, the litas would be good for patriotism, but then with such a global world, it was better to adopt the euro. "

First Soviet republic to have declared independence in 1990, Lithuania was the last of the three Baltic countries to adopt the European currency. Vilnius hopes to benefit to increase its trade and reduce its financing costs.

New Year: a stampede killed 36 people in Shanghai

In Shanghai, the evening of New Year turned to tragedy. At least 36 people died in a stampede on the tourist promenade of the Bund, a traditional gathering place during the end of year festivities. Witnesses said the stampede was caused by coupons, similar to dollars, thrown from a bar overlooking the site. The victims, mostly young women, were trampled. Forty people were injured, of which thirteen seriously.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, many are shocked. '' It's too cruel, says this young woman, this last night on the premises. In front of us there were people on the ground who were being trampled. It was not an emergency such as a terrorist attack where you run for your life, people just wanted to leave. ''

"I am shocked and horrified, adds this resident of Shanghai. Many people come every day on the Bund. Yesterday was New Year is an important day for everyone, families, lovers, friends. I'm sad for all those lives lost. ''

The Chinese authorities have announced the opening of an investigation to determine the exact causes of this tragedy. This is the worst disaster in Shanghai since the fire of an apartment building in 2010.

Egypt retrial in perspective for three journalists from Al Jazeera

The supreme body of the Egyptian Justice annulled Thursday sentences of imprisonment brought against three journalists of the pan-Arab news channel Al Jazeera and ordered a new trial.

Australia's Peter Greste, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, who has dual Canadian and Egyptian nationality, serving sentences of seven to ten years in prison for firm support to a terrorist organization - in this case the Muslim Brotherhood, now outlawed - and publishing false news about Egypt.

Their trial was widely criticized abroad due to lack of evidence and disorderly way it was conducted.

The rumored for some time that President Abdel Fattah al Sissi could decide to pardon or expel the three men, who were arrested in December 2013.

Mostafa Nagy, their lawyer, said he expected that three journalists are held in prison until their new trial: "They will not be released before appearing before a new court, which will decide whether or not to release" .

North Korea: Kim Jong-Un is willing to dialogue with Seoul

The North Korean dictator has used his speech on New Year surprise to stretch a hand to his South Korean neighbors. An offer that comes as Pyongyang is more than ever under fire from critics of the international community for its military threats especially vis-à-vis its neighbor with which it is still technically at war since the end of 1950- conflict 1953.

"Depending on the mood and circumstances that remain to create, we have no reason not to hold discussions at the highest level. If Seoul really wants to improve relations, North Korea is ready. We will make every effort to advance the dialogue and negotiations, "said Kim Jong-Un.

The leader of the Communist regime thus echoes an opening act of Seoul. South Korean Unification Minister in charge of North Korean affairs proposed Monday in Pyongyang to hold high-level talks in January.

The last session of inter-Korean formal discussions of this nature took place in February 2014.

This speech preceded fireworks and a show of Snow White played by children to all managers of the scheme.

The world has entered in 2015!

Under the sign of light, the new year was celebrated around the world.

In New York, Time Square was packed with people to switch in 2015 ... a million people braved frigid temperatures warmed by thousands of kisses to enter the new year with love and hope in the presence of the mayor of the Big Apple , Bill de Blasio and his family.

At the stroke of midnight to Big Ben, London flared for a giant festival along the Thames and 100,000 preferred were treated to a gigantic fireworks VIP mode.

Paris Arc de Triomphe and offered a unique show again with a magnificent fireworks surprise to 600,000 people gathered on the famous Champs-Elysées in the French capital.

A little further north, the Amsterdam canals are also trimmed colors accompanied with uplifting music to an enchanted night.

Previously, Tokyo in 2015 entered into a postcard scenery with snow, serenity and composure to those men who braved small temperatures and thus ensure vitality for the next twelve months!

Poles apart, Sydney Harbour Bridge and had celebrated from yesterday, time shift with Europe, the kickoff of the year 2015 !!

Australian city and its superb opera said goodbye to 2014 and welcome to the new year 2015 in a deluge of sound and light spectacular !!!

On behalf of the writing in French Euronews, thank you wishes you a bright 2015 and your loyalty to our channel.

35 dead in stampede at the New Year in Shanghai

In China, New Year celebrations have been bereaved by a deadly stampede. At least 35 people were décédées.Le tragedy occurred on the famous Bund Promenade in Shanghai. Each year, the festivities attract thousands of people.

According to several media, the stampede was caused by a throw of counterfeit banknotes from a building above the crowd. People would then rushed to pick them up, causing a tragic movement of the crowd, who also forty wounded.

The government announced the opening of an investigation. One of the injured told how he lived the event.

"People who were above us led us downwards, we could not go back. A line of people who had risen we fell over, so we had crashed, "he says.

In recent days, the authorities were worried about precisely control crowds. They had canceled a 3D laser show on the Bund promenade that attracted 300,000 people last year.