Revelers around the world celebrated the end of 2011 and the start of 2012.
Happy New Year 2012 —
Revelers around the world celebrated the end of 2011 and the start of 2012.
A reveler in Italy takes a celebratory dive into Rome's Tiber River as part of traditional New Year's celebrations on Sunday, January 1, 2012.
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A reveler in Italy takes a celebratory dive into Rome's Tiber River as part of traditional New Year's celebrations on Sunday, January 1, 2012.
Lady Gaga joins New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.
Lady Gaga joins New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.
A young celebrator enjoys a slice of pizza in Times Square before the festivities begin.
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A young celebrator enjoys a slice of pizza in Times Square before the festivities begin.
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims and Coptic Christians attend a celebration on New Year's Eve in Tahrir Square in Cairo, as they remember those killed in the revolution that ended the long reign of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Thousands of Egyptian Muslims and Coptic Christians attend a celebration on New Year's Eve in Tahrir Square in Cairo, as they remember those killed in the revolution that ended the long reign of President Hosni Mubarak.
A concert-goer in Las Vegas lights up 2012.
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A concert-goer in Las Vegas lights up 2012.
Candles are lit ahead of the 10th New Year's Eve peace vigil being held inside the 700-year-old St. Giles Church in the village of Imber in Salisbury Plain, England. The church, along with the rest of the village, was evacuated in December 1943 by the military for training U.S. soldiers preparing for the D-Day invasion, and villagers were told at the time they would be allowed to return in six months. But despite public appeals, the village remains in the control of the Ministry of Defense.
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Candles are lit ahead of the 10th New Year's Eve peace vigil being held inside the 700-year-old St. Giles Church in the village of Imber in Salisbury Plain, England. The church, along with the rest of the village, was evacuated in December 1943 by the military for training U.S. soldiers preparing for the D-Day invasion, and villagers were told at the time they would be allowed to return in six months. But despite public appeals, the village remains in the control of the Ministry of Defense.
In Johannesburg, musicians and dancers took to the streets for the traditional New Year's Eve carnival.
Parade in Johannesburg —
In Johannesburg, musicians and dancers took to the streets for the traditional New Year's Eve carnival.
New Zealand was among the first countries to ring in the new year, but the fireworks display at the top of Auckland's Sky Tower was obscured by low clouds.
Fireworks in Auckland —
New Zealand was among the first countries to ring in the new year, but the fireworks display at the top of Auckland's Sky Tower was obscured by low clouds.
There were no such problems across the Tasman Sea in Sydney, where a kaleidoscope of colors exploded over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, as more than 1.5 million people lined the shore.
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There were no such problems across the Tasman Sea in Sydney, where a kaleidoscope of colors exploded over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, as more than 1.5 million people lined the shore.
Hundreds of thousands of people defied cold winds to usher in the New Year in Taipei, Taiwan.
Cold start in Taiwan —
Hundreds of thousands of people defied cold winds to usher in the New Year in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Temple of Heaven (The Qi Nian Temple) is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the new year.
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The Temple of Heaven (The Qi Nian Temple) is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the new year.
In the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, one young man chose to celebrate the New Year with an unusual haircut.
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In the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, one young man chose to celebrate the New Year with an unusual haircut.
In Indonesia, there were more traditional celebrations, as fireworks filled the sky above the capital, Jakarta.
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In Indonesia, there were more traditional celebrations, as fireworks filled the sky above the capital, Jakarta.
Fireworks illuminate the Emirates Palace and Marina mall as 2012 arrives in Abu Dhabi.
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Fireworks illuminate the Emirates Palace and Marina mall as 2012 arrives in Abu Dhabi.
Over 400,000 spectators watched as fireworks exploded over Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
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Over 400,000 spectators watched as fireworks exploded over Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Festive fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight as thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames.
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Festive fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight as thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames.
Workers clean up after thousands of revelers gathered in New York's Times Square to celebrate the ball drop at the annual New Year's Eve celebration.
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Workers clean up after thousands of revelers gathered in New York's Times Square to celebrate the ball drop at the annual New Year's Eve celebration.