Allahabad, India: A Hindu holy man blows a conch shell on the banks the Ganges
Auckland, New Zealand: Fireworks over the city welcome in the new year
Edinburgh, Scotland: A torchlight procession makes its way through the city centre for the first of four days of Hogmanay celebrations
Edinburgh, Scotland: Men dressed as Vikings lead the torchlight procession along Princes Street
Karad, India: A man has his head shaved with a design to celebrate the new year
Melbourne, Australia: Revellers watch a firework display over the city
Sydney, Australia: Fireworks light up the city's harbour area at the stroke of midnight
Hong Kong, China: Revellers pose for pictures during the countdown to the start of 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Revellers take part in a new year parade
Taipei, Taiwan: A firework display explodes off Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei101
Singapore: Fireworks explode above the financial district
A Kyrgyz girl wearing a Christmas tree costume takes part a New Year parade in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek
Hong Kong: Revellers take part in New Year celebrations in Times Square
A South Korean diver dressed as a rabbit marks the upcoming year of the rabbit at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul
Athletes start the San Silvestre Popular race in downtown Madrid
Fireworks in Jakarta, Indonesia
A Taiwanese performer plays a drum during the New Year's Eve ceremony in Taipei
One of the thousands of participants walks through the streets of Hillbrow during the annual City of Johannesburg carnival
A man holds a child aloft as tens of thousands of people attend a new year countdown at Opera House Square, Hanoi, Vietnam
People take part in the traditional San Silvestre Swim at Miracle beach in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Shinto priests walk under a 'torii' in preparation for the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Balinese dancers celebrate New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
U.S. Navy sailors Charlie Brand and Dennis Jones take part in celebrations in Times Square in New York
Thousands gather to celebrate in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
People gather at Sofia's main square to celebrate the new year
Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during elebrations in Moscow
A trader wears a pair of 2011 glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum prayers in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display
Auckland, New Zealand: Fireworks over the city welcome in the new year
Edinburgh, Scotland: A torchlight procession makes its way through the city centre for the first of four days of Hogmanay celebrations
Edinburgh, Scotland: Men dressed as Vikings lead the torchlight procession along Princes Street
Karad, India: A man has his head shaved with a design to celebrate the new year
Melbourne, Australia: Revellers watch a firework display over the city
Sydney, Australia: Fireworks light up the city's harbour area at the stroke of midnight
Hong Kong, China: Revellers pose for pictures during the countdown to the start of 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Revellers take part in a new year parade
Taipei, Taiwan: A firework display explodes off Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei101
Singapore: Fireworks explode above the financial district
A Kyrgyz girl wearing a Christmas tree costume takes part a New Year parade in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek
Hong Kong: Revellers take part in New Year celebrations in Times Square
A South Korean diver dressed as a rabbit marks the upcoming year of the rabbit at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul
Athletes start the San Silvestre Popular race in downtown Madrid
Fireworks in Jakarta, Indonesia
A Taiwanese performer plays a drum during the New Year's Eve ceremony in Taipei
One of the thousands of participants walks through the streets of Hillbrow during the annual City of Johannesburg carnival
A man holds a child aloft as tens of thousands of people attend a new year countdown at Opera House Square, Hanoi, Vietnam
People take part in the traditional San Silvestre Swim at Miracle beach in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Shinto priests walk under a 'torii' in preparation for the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Balinese dancers celebrate New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
U.S. Navy sailors Charlie Brand and Dennis Jones take part in celebrations in Times Square in New York
Thousands gather to celebrate in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
People gather at Sofia's main square to celebrate the new year
Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during elebrations in Moscow
A trader wears a pair of 2011 glasses as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum prayers in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display
