New Year celebrations in Times Square

Revellers cheer as confetti falls during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York January 1, 2011.



Confetti is dropped on revellers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York, January 1, 2011.




NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks go off at the strike of midnight in Times Square January 01, 2011 in New York City. This year a 11,875-pound Waterford crystal ball descended a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2011.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: A general view of atmosphere during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: A general view of atmosphere during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singers Taio Cruz and Ke$ha celebrate New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: A general view of atmosphere during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: A general view of atmosphere during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Ke$ha performs during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.




NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Miss USA Rima Fakih celebrates New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.


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Happy New Year 2011

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: The NIVEA Kiss Platform in Times Square on New Years Eve 2011, co-hosted by Bill and Guiliana Rancic, featured surprise games and celebrations for the crowd as revelers rang in 2011.




The Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up at midnight during a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year's Day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.



EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 31: New Year revellers gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital.



Revellers fill the streets of Times Square as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in New York, December 31, 2010.



Revellers gather during the New Year Hogmanay celebrations in Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2010.



People celebrate ahead of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow December 31, 2010.



People launch a floating paper lantern into the sky as they celebrate ahead of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow December 31, 2010.



Fireworks explode over the Central mosque during New Year's Day celebrations in Grozny January 1, 2011.



Revellers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Visible in background is the Arc de Triomphe.



People celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, early 01 January 2011.



French mounted gendarmes of the Republican guard patrol on the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel tower in Paris, on December 31, 2010, to prevent outbursts during the New Year's eve party.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: The NIVEA Kiss Platform in Times Square on New Years Eve 2011, co-hosted by Bill and Guiliana Rancic, featured surprise games and celebrations for the crowd as revelers rang in 2011.



Lebanese crowds watch fireworks on New Year's Eve in the heart of central Beirut at midnight on January 1, 2011 as New Year revellers around the planet began welcoming 2011 in a blaze of fireworks and parties.





LORNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: Festival goers cheer in the New Year on day three of the Falls Music & Arts Festival on December 31, 2010 in Lorne, Australia.



LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2011 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.



Fireworks explode over the London Eye on the bank of the River Thames, in the annual display to celebrate the New Year in central London, Saturday, Jan.1, 2011.



Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, shortly after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, greeting the New Year. Hundred thousands of people celebrate the beginning of the New Year 2010 in the German capital.



People take pictures of the sunrise on New Year's Day at the open-air Sky Deck of Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on January 1, 2011. At 238 meters above ground level, and 270 meters above sea level, it will be the highest open-air facility in Japan.



People celebrate the New Year in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. As rainclouds cleared, thousands of people at Puerta del Sol square to take part in "Las Uvas," or "The Grapes," a tradition in which people eat a grape for each of the 12 chimes of midnight.



Lebanese revellers celebrate on New Year's Eve in down town Beirut at midnight on January 1, 2011 as people around the planet began welcoming 2011 in a blaze of fireworks and parties.



EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in. Tehran. A Christian girl lights a candle before a New Year mass at Saint Serkis church in central Tehran December 31, 2010. New Year is celebrated by the Assyrian and Armenian minorities in Iran, where a majority of its citizens are Muslim.



LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2011 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display



LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2011 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.



Fireworks explode behind The Big Ben clock tower during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2011.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Bill and Guiliana Rancic were on hand to co-host the NIVEA Kiss Platform in Times Square on New Years Eve 2011, where a long-distance couple reunited on stage for the first time in 6 months.



NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Bill and Guiliana Rancic, co-hosts of the NIVEA Kiss Platform in Times Square, help others Prepare to be Kissed on New Years Eve 2011.


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2011 New Year celebrations

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve on December 31, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.



SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve on December 31, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.


Revellers take part in New Year celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square January 1, 2011.



Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2011.



Fireworks are seen above Jakarta's downtown on January 1, 2011 marking the New Year. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Jakarta to mark the New Year.




Fireworks light up the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria harbour on January 1, 2011. New Year revellers around the world welcomed 2010 in a blaze of fireworks and parties.



People watch as fireworks light up over the waterfront in Singapore to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.



People queue at the Sensoji temple to pray at the main hall in the hope of receiving a New Year's blessing in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.



People make their way out of the waterfront after observing the fireworks display to welcome the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.



The number 2011 is written in the air with a sparkler in front of Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) during New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna December 31, 2010. Picture taken using slow shutter speed.



People make their way out of the waterfront after observing the fireworks display to welcome the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2011. Singapore's economy expanded at a record 14.7 percent in 2010, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said December 31, as the city-state recovered sharply from last year's recession.


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Taipei New Year 2011 Fireworks

Fireworks forming the number 100 are seen above Taiwan's tallest building, Taipei 101, on January 1, 2011 to celebrate the New Year. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Taipei to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China.




Fireworks explode above Taiwan's tallest building, Taipei 101, on January 1, 2011 to celebrate the New Year. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Taipei to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China.



A Taiwanese singer sings 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.



Taiwanese dancers perform 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.



Fireworks are seen during the New Year ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 1, 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.



Taiwanese dancers perform 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.




This photo show a portrait of Sun Yat-sen constituted by fireworks 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.


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