Spectacular fireworks over the London Eye mark the coming of the new year in Central London, Britain on 01 January 2011. Over 250,000 people were expected to take part in the festivities. EPA/DANIEL DEME
Spectacular fireworks over the London Eye mark the coming of the new year in Central London, Britain on 01 January 2011. Over 250,000 people were expected to take part in the festivities. EPA/DANIEL DEME
Fireworks show in Copacabana beach after midnight on 01 January 2011 to celebrate the New Year in Rio de Janeiro city, Brasil. Around two million people took part in a party held in the beach to celebrate the arrival of 2011. EPA/MARCO ARCOVERDE
US singing groups The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block perform on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
US singing groups The Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block perform on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
Sikh devotees take a holy dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, partially visible, covered with fog on the new year day in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, 01 January 2011. Despite dense fog and chilling cold, people started to visit the sacred shrine starting from pre dawn hours to seek blessings for the new year. EPA/RAMINDER PAL SINGH
Fireworks show in Copacabana beach after midnight on 01 January 2011 to celebrate the New Year in Rio de Janeiro city, Brasil. Around two million people took part in a party held in the beach to celebrate the arrival of 2011. EPA/MARCO ARCOVERDE
US singer Ke$ha (C) performs on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
Devotees walk amidst thick fog as they visit to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the new year day in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, 01 January 2011. Despite dense fog and chilling cold, people started to visit the sacred shrine starting from pre dawn hours to seek blessings for the new year. EPA/RAMINDER PAL SINGH
Revellers go shirtless on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27 December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
US singer Ke$ha performs on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, looks up at the crowd on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27 December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
Traditional Ryukyu Kingdom New Year's ceremony being held at Shurijo Castle in Naha city, Okinawa, 01 January 2011. The ceremony is a re-enactment of a Quing era (1723-1735) Ryukyu Kingdom event in which the king performs prayers in Chinese for the well being of the kingdom. The ritual ceremony was attended traditionally attended by the Ryukyu King and royal family, high-ranking officials and ministers as well as local community leaders. Participants stood in a solemn atmosphere to celebrate the new year and to pray for peace. Shuri Castle was originally built as a model of the forbidden city in Beijing, China and was registered as a World Heritage Site in December 2000. EPA/HITOSHI MAESHRIO
US singer Ke$ha (C) performs on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
A reveller kisses a New York City policeman on New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square, USA, 31, December 2010. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27 December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
A couple from Michigan kiss on New Year's in New York's Times Square, USA, 01, January 2011. Hundreds of thousands of revelers ushered in the new year despite the 6th largest snowfall in New York's history four days prior on 27, December 2010. EPA/PETER FOLEY
View of the crowd on The Champs Elysees, Paris, France 01 January 2011. A strong Police presence marked was evident as a crowd gathered to ring in the New Year. EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA
Fireworks explode over Vienna's' New Year's Eve Path 'at the Heroes' Square on 01 January 2011. Hundreds of locals and tourists gathered in downtown Vienna to welcome the New Year. EPA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
A young Japanese couple welcome in the New Year of 2011 by gazing at the sunrise at Misaki beach, Chiba province, 60 kilometers east of Tokyo, 01 January 2011. It is a custom in Japan to welcome the New Year by offering a prayer to the rising sun. The Japanese sun-goddess, amaterasu-omikami is the major god in Japanese mythology. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN
Fireworks explode over the bridge 'Blaues Wunder' in Dresden, Germany on 01 January 2011 as the German city prepares to welcome in the new year 2011. EPA/Arno Burgi
Illustration picture shows a laser projecting 'Belgium@Hungary: Good luck' during the fireworks to celebrate the end of 2010 and the start of 2011, at the Kunstberg - Mont des Arts in the center of Brussels on New Year's eve, Friday 31 December 2010. The main theme this year is the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. On 01 January 2011, the rotating six-montly presidency of the EU council will be taken on by Hungary. EPA/NICOLAS MAETERLINCK BELGIUM OUT
Illustration picture shows a laser projecting 'Belgium@Hungary: Good luck' during the fireworks to celebrate the end of 2010 and the start of 2011, at the Kunstberg - Mont des Arts in the center of Brussels on New Year's eve, Friday 31 December 2010. The main theme this year is the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. On 01 January 2011, the rotating six-montly presidency of the EU council will be taken on by Hungary. EPA/NICOLAS MAETERLINCK BELGIUM OUT
Spectacular fireworks over the London Eye mark the coming of the new year in Central London, Britain on 01 January 2011. Over 250,000 people were expected to take part in the festivities. EPA/DANIEL DEME
Fireworks explode over the church towers in the centre of Munich Germany on 31 December 2010 as the southern German city prepares welcome in the new year 2011. EPA/TOBIAS HASE
Fireworks bursting around, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world on occasion of the new year of 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 01 January 2011. EPA/ALI HAIDER
New year revellers gather in readiness to welcome in the new year infront of the Brandenburger Tor, in Berlin, Germany, on 31 December 2010. Reports state that up to 1 million people from around the world are expected to see in the new year at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, organisers said. Germany's largest New Year's Eve party is to culminate in a 14- minute laser and firework extravaganza, set to songs including Moon River and the operatic aria Nessun Dorma. EPA/ROBERT SCHLESINGER
South Korean Buddhist prays on the New Year's eve in Seoul, South Korea, 01 January 2011. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
Revellers pose for pictures during the countdown to welcome the New Year in Hong Kong, China, 31 December 2010. EPA/YM YIK
Fireworks light up the sky during new year's eve celebrations on the harbor in Sydney, Australia, 01 January 2011. EPA/PAUL MILLER
Melburnians watch the firework display over the city to see in the new year in Melbourne, Australia, 01 January 2011. EPA/JOE CASTRO
