New Year Celebrations Around the World

A man writing "2011" with a torch into the blue evening sky on a snow covered field in Sieversdorf, eastern Germany, 30 Dec 2010. (AFP Image)

Fireworks light up the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria harbour, 01 Jan 2011. (AFP Image)

Women throw water and foam to pedestrians, from an office building in Montevideo's old district, Uruguay, 31 Dec 2010. (AFP Image)

The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up at midnight during the fireworks display to celebrate the New Year's Day in Sydney, Australia, 01 Jan 2010. (AP Image)

A man has his head shaved with the design to celebrate the new year in Karad, India, 31 Dec 2010. (AP Image)

A man is sprayed by artificial snow during New Year's Eve celebrations in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 Dec 2010. (AP Image)

Dressed in a rabbit, center and traditional dresses outfits, three divers perform with a turtle as part of New Year events at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, 31 Dec 2010. The year of 2011 is the Year of Rabbit under the 12-year Chinese cycle. (AP

People celebrate the New Year in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, Spain, 01 Jan 2011. (AP Image)

A Taiwanese performer plays a drum during the New Year's eve ceremony, in Taipei, Taiwan, 31 Dec 2010. (AP Image)

While confetti falls, the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys perform for the crowds awaiting the new year in Times Square in New York, 31 Dec 2010. (AP Image)

Fireworks explode behind the Houses of Parliament on the River Thames during New Year celebrations in London, Britain, 01 Jan 2011. (Reuters Image)

Thousands of revellers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, 01 Jan 2011. (Reuters Image)

People dressed as Father Frost, the equivalent to Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden greet passers-by during a New Year parade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 31 Dec 2011. (Reuters Image)

Children take part during New Year celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 01 Jan 2011. (Reuters Image)

Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during New Year's Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia, 01 Jan 2011. (Reuters Image)