LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.
Revelers(狂欢者) cheer at midnight in Times Square on New Years Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. Some revelers, wearing party hats and "2012" glasses, began camping out Saturday morning, as workers readied bags stuffed with hundreds of balloons and technicians put colored filters on klieg lights(强弧光灯).
Confetti(五彩纸屑) rains down on revellers at midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York, January 1, 2012.
Confetti flies over New York's Times Square as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the balcony of the Marriott Marquis hotel, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in New York.
Confetti flies over New York's Times Square as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the balcony of the Marriott Marquis hotel, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011
Lauren Chicoine, second from right, of Bennington, N.H., second from right, and others celebrates the 2012 New Year shortly after midnight in Times Square, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in New York.
Singer Lady Gaga and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dance after activating the New Year Eve ball during celebrations at Times Square in New York, January 1, 2012.
Singer Lady Gaga and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg activate the New Year's Eve ball during celebrations in Times Square in New York, December 31, 2011.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.
Fireworks explode from the London Eye during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2012.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display.
Fireworks explode from The Big Ben clock tower and the London Eye during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2012.
Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including St Stephen's Tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben as London celebrates the arrival of New Years Day Saturday, Dec. 1, 2011.
People celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris.
