Arriving in
style: Sydney locals, Demi Bryant, 22, and James Hundt, 28, celebrate
the beginning of the New Year atop a high-rise overlooking the iconic
Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks sitting on a Ford Mustang
And we're off: An estimated 1.6million people gathered on the shores of the Sydney Harbour for the midnight fireworks show
Heavy artillery: This image shows just some of the seven tonnes of fireworks that were set off around midnight in Sydney
Nearly there: Thousands of people watched the fireworks in Sydney from some 50 vessels in the water
Happy New Year: The midnight show over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House welcomes 2015
What a way to go: Sydney and Australia say goodbye to 2014 as the new year rolls in across the globe
The Shard
will tonight beam out the highest ever New Year's Eve countdown as the
rest of the world continues to celebrate the arrival of 2015
Merry new years
tidings: Fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers
during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia celebrates the New Year 2015
in modest mood in honor to the victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH370
and MH17 plane tragedies and floods that hit the country at this time
claimed 24 lives and more than 200,000 have been evacuated
Five decades of independence: Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence with a year long festival
One big global show: Fireworks go off at the Taipei 101 skyscraper to celebrate New Year 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan
Going off with a bang: An explosion of fireworks erupted over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong as the city ushered in the New Year
All over the globe: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong celebrates the arrival of 2015
Konnichiwa 2015: Some 2,000 people release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year in the Japanese capital
People are gathered as fireworks explode over the Yokohama port during new year celebrations in Yokohama, near Tokyo
Worldwide cheer: Hundreds of South
Koreans gather to celebrate the New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion near
the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas
since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul
Moment of peace: Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea
Silent prayer: A woman prays during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul
Religious holiday: Buddhist monks and
believers pray during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun
Buddhist temple in Seoul
A burst of orange light brightens up the night sky in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, as the country welcomes in 2015
Revelers watch a laser show being projected on buildings as the countdown for the New Year begins in Manila, Philippines
Chinese folk artists dress up for a
drama performance during the New Year's Eve count down in Beijing to
promote the city's 2022 Winter Olympic bid at Olympic Park
Actors carried feathers and wore a range of colourful outfits for the event in Beijing as the city counted in 2015
Laser lights illuminate the Lujiazui
financial district of Pudong in Shanghai during a light show as part of a
New Year countdown celebration. Xinhua News Agency has reported tonight
that 35 people have been killed in a stampede during the city's
celebrations
After a year in which conflict has
claimed thousands of lives, Ukrainians have been celebrating New Year's
Eve near to St. Sophia's Cathedral, by the main Christmas tree, in
Kiev
Some 70,000 LED panels were wrapped
around the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which draws
throngs of thousands of spectators every New Year's Eve for an
impressive fireworks display
Spectacular: Revellers watch on as
Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower at 828 metres, lights up
amid a display of red fireworks
First up: A grand fireworks display lit up the sky at the stroke of midnight in Wellington, New Zealand
One down: New Zealand, along with Fiji, was among the first nations to welcome the new year at 11am GMT
More joy: Fireworks were set off from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year in Auckland, New Zealand
Smashing show: More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used
For the world: Drones will be used to
live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge, the
Opera House and several barges
Honuring those lost: Tributes to the Martin Place siege victims are planned amid the evening's fireworks in the harbour
Revellers celebrate ahead of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow as Russia celebrated the arrival of 2015
Europe - get ready! A visitor writes
'2015' with a light pen in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
ahead of the new year
Incoming: 2015 is written in the air
with a sparkler at the frozen Mana River in the Taiga district outside
Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk
Anniversary: A floating installation
of 25,000 wishing spheres line Marina Bay, Singapore as the
sovereign-city state prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee of 50
years of independence from Malaysia in 2015
Annual display in the Sydney Harbour will feature seven tonnes of fireworks and is expected to attract 1.6million
The harbour is expected to dazzle as
50 vessels carrying over 8,000 people erupt in light shortly after the
first round of fireworks at 9pm
Spectacular: The night sky above the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany is lit up in a dazzling display of fireworks
Hundreds of thousands in Berlin, Germany enjoyed a lengthy fireworks display at midnight
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over a giant Christmas tree during the 2015 New Year's Eve celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon
Fireworks explode over the ancient
Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill for the the New Year's Eve
celebrations during rainfall in Athens, Greece
Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris before watching the city's fireworks display
The sky glows red as a fireworks display explodes in the night sky above Istanbul in Turkey
Fireworks light the sky over the Kibera Slums during New Year's celebrations in Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya
Crowds begin to gather on the
Embankment in central London, for the New Year celebration fireworks
display at the London Eye, in central London
Kasey Snyder, Thomas Haworth and
Heather Haworth from Texas dressed to impress in tartan as Edinburgh's
2015 Hogmanay celebrations got underway
Gearing up: Fireworks are set off over Calton Hill during Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival on Tuesday night
They sure know how to party: Men
dressed as Vikings take part in the torchlight procession as it makes
its way through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations on
Tuesday
How they do: A midnight fireworks
display will welcome in 2015, followed by the traditional mass rendition
of Auld Lang Syne (pictured is celebrations on Tuesday night)
Let it burn, burn, burn: A fire
surrounded by revellers in viking costumes burns on Calton Hill during
Edinburgh's Hogmanay on Tuesday
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