Leap second Authorities add a leap second on December 31 to bring UTC more inline with mean solar time.
Helsinki, Finland In Helsinki, Finland, authorities detain an unidentified driver after driving at high speed, and veering for unknown reasons, into a crowd, injuring 7 people. Authorities quickly conclude no evidence points to a deliberate attack.
China China, with their largest television network China Central Television, announces a new launch of a global media platform extending globally and renaming the network China Global Television Network.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad kills at least 27 people and injures over 50.