Pics: How the world celebrated the New Year
Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St Stephen's Tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben, in central London, Saturday, Jan.
Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St Stephen's Tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben, in central London, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, as Britain celebrates the start of the new year.
A Filipino boy gestures as they watch a water fountain show during New Year celebrations in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's square to bless the nativity scene at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 on Friday with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling with economic troubles. Benedict gave thanks for God's grace and love throughout the year as he presided over a traditional New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica.
Ke$ha, centre, performs for the crowds in Times Square waiting for the new year in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Bernadeth Valenzuela, 23, smiles beside her newborn son Jacob at a public hospital in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Jacob was born at midnight, the first baby at the hospital to be born this year.
A woman in traditional dress dances during festivities to welcome the new year in the village of Narlai, Rajahstan, late Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
The Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up at midnight during a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Sushi," portrayed by female impersonator Gary Marion, dangles high above New Year's Eve revelers in a giant reproduction of a woman's high heel at the Bourbon Street Pub late Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Key West, Fla. The Red Shoe Drop is a Key West tradition to herald the arrival of the new year.
A Taiwanese performer plays a drum during the New Year's eve ceremony, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. The events marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name, after a revolution led by Sun Yat-sen toppled China's last Qing dynasty.
A firework display explodes off Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei101 to usher in the New Year, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan. 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese revolution which toppled the last dynasty to establish China's first republic. The Republic of China is still Taiwan's official name.
Fireworks erupt from a building to signal the New Year, 2011, at the stroke of midnight in Times Square in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Stephanie Cantin, left, and her boyfriend Jim Crossley, both from Detroit, Michigan, share a moment as they celebrate the new year shortly after midnight in New York's Times Square Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
Pakistanis dance in a street celebrating the New Year in Lahore, Pakistan, early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
To gain merit a Thai Buddhist couple release small birds outside Wat Hualampong during New Year's Day ceremonies Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Fireworks erupt before the Toronto City Hall to mark the New Year's celebrations in downtown Toronto at midnight on Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.
The sky above tall Sydney city buildings light up with the 9pm fireworks display on the new year's eve in Australia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Enthusiastic Australians camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to win the best view of the spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks kicking off celebrations around the world.
People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2010.
Tourists from Frankfurt, right, and Cologne, left, click their glasses of champagne in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Hundred thousands of people celebrate the beginning of the New Year 2010 in the German capital.
Oklahoma City fans dance during a timeout in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, on New Year's Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Oklahoma City won 103-94.
Youngsters make merry and celebrate as they wait for New year to come, in New Delhi on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
A man laughs as he rings in the New Year at Sensoji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
Monica Neira from Argentina waits for the new year in Times Square in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, thousands of New Year's Eve revelers watch Sushi," portrayed by female impersonator Gary Marion, being lowered in a giant reproduction of a woman's high heel to celebrate the dawn of a new year at the Bourbon Street Pub early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in Key West, Fla.
In this time lapse photograph provided by Crested Butte Mountain Resort, fireworks explode overhead as ski school instructors, background center, use red flares to light their way down Crested Butte Mountain in celebration of the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 in Crested Butte, Colo. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
A member of the clean up crew sweeps confetti in New York's Times Square after the New Year's Eve celebration, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
Fireworks erupt to signal the New Year, 2011, in Times Square in New York, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
A group of friends pose for photographs as they take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square Friday Dec. 31, 2010.
A Thai man places a candle at a box as others pray before the morning alms offering while making New Year merit Sunday, Jan. 1, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys perform for the crowds awaiting the new year in Times Square in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Sushi," portrayed by female impersonator Gary Marion, sprays champagne to celebrate the dawn of 2011 after being lowered in a giant reproduction of a woman's high heel at the Bourbon Street Pub early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, in Key West, Fla.
Jarlath Byrne, 10, from Rockville Centre, New York, right, blows his horn as he takes part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square Friday Dec. 31, 2010.
Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2010.
Revelers reach for balloons with 2011" printed on them as families celebrate the new year early, and without staying up past bedtime, with a countdown and balloon drop at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Calif. on Friday, Dec 31, 2010.
Ke$ha, top, performs for the crowds in Times Square waiting for the new year in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
The Backstreet Boys perform for the crowds awaiting the new year in Times Square in New York, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Confetti flies over New York's Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebrations on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
People dance as they celebrate the New Year at the Constitution Square in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.
Confetti is seen flying over New York's Times Square from the balcony of the Marriott Marquis hotel when the clock struck midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St Stephen's Tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben, in central London, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, as Britain celebrates the start of the new year.
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, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
A Taiwanese performer plays a drum during a New Year's eve ceremony, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. The events marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name, after a revolution led by Sun Yat-sen toppled China's last Qing dynasty.
