Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour and the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney. Picture: Adam Taylor
A man lights fireworks while others watch as they welcome the new year in Manila. Picture: AP
Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during New Year's Day celebrations in Moscow. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks light the sky shortly after midnight in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Picture: AP
The striking of a huge bell welcomes in the New Year at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea. Picture: Reuters
People gather at Sofia's main square to celebrate the new year in Bulgaria. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks near Burj Al Arab light up the sky during New Year celebrations in Dubai. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks explode next to Jakarta's Welcome Statue during New Year's celebrations. Picture: AFP
New Year's Eve revellers gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Picture: AP
Jockeys race in the fog during the traditional New Year's Eve trotter race in the Kincsem Park at Budapest. Picture: AP
Fireworks explode from the world's tallest completed skyscraper,Taipei 101, during New Year celebrations in Taiwan. Picture: Reuters
Band members, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in a parade during a New Year's Eve street party on the main boulevard leading into Valletta, Malta. Picture: Reuters
A geisha rings in the new year at Sensoji temple in Tokyo. Picture: AP
Fireworks light the sky in front of Mayon Volcano during New Year's celebrations in Legazpi City, Philippines. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks light up the skies of downtown Beirut. Picture: AFP
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the skyline of the financial district in Singapore. Picture: AP
Revellers take pictures under a huge screen projecting the 2010 new year's wishes from people living in China during the New Year's Eve countdown in Beijing. Picture: AP
A street vendor wearing a mask of Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa in Quito. A traditional New Year custom in Ecuador is to burn rag dolls of prominent politicians, sport personalities and artists. Picture: AFP
A buddhist monk stands in front of a fire used to burn old items which have been used in temples and shrines, during a New Year's Eve ceremony at the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks explode over Belgrade's City Hall in Serbia. Picture: Reuters
Fireworks explode beside the London Eye and The Houses of Parliament on the River Thames in London. Picture: Reuters
People celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysee Avenue in Paris. Picture: AFP
Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye on the River Thames. Picture: Reuters
A crystal-paned ball is raised to the roof of New York's Times Square to signify the start of New Year's Eve festivities. Picture: AP
Youths celebrate New Year's Day with fire crackers in a Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Picture: Reuters
New Year's Eve revellers gather on Princes Street during the Hogmanay party in Edinburgh. Pictures: Getty Images
Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Picture: Getty Images
The New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Erasmus Bridge crossing the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Picture: Getty Images