New Year's celebrations around the world New Year revellers gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital. (Getty Images) Revellers during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square. (AP) Fireworks explode over Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, celebrating the new year in Dubai. (REUTERS) The Dubai Burj Khalifa lights up at midnight during a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.(AP) Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour at the stroke of midnight to welcome in the year 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Getty Images) Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia. (Getty Images) Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the new year's celebrations. (AP) Fireworks explode above the Taipei International Flora Expo as part of Taiwan's centennial celebrations in Taipei. (REUTERS) Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during New Year's Day celebrations in Moscow. (REUTERS) Residents enjoy fireworks during the New Year celebrations at the Malaysia's landmark Patronas Twin Towers in Kuala LumpuR. (AFP) Fireworks explode over the Central mosque during New Year's Day celebrations in Grozny. (REUTERS) Revellers take part in New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York. (REUTERS) Fireworks explode over the skyline of Frankfurt during New Year Day celebrations. (REUTERS) Fireworks explode behind The Big Ben clock tower during New Year celebrations in London. (REUTERS) Fire works explode over Funchal Bay in Madeira island during New Year celebrations. (REUTERS) People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP) Fireworks erupt before the Toronto City Hall to mark the New Year's celebrations in downtown Toronto at midnight. (AP) Confetti falls on revellers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York. (REUTERS) Revellers play in the confetti during New Year celebrations in New York's Times Square. (REUTERS) Revellers cheer as confetti falls during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York. (REUTERS) Women dressed up as monkeys pose for a photo before the New Year's celebrations in Coin, near the southern Spanish town of Malaga. (REUTERS) Christina Bargas and Caesar Bargas join New Year revellers as they gather on Princes Street ahead of the New Year celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital. (Getty Images) People run to take part in a traditional sea bath during the New Year's celebrations in Malo-Les-Bains, northern France. (AFP) Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whats App Pin Interest