Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve

Sydney

during New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour on December 31, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

London Celebrates New Year's Eve

London

Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2013 in London, England. Thousands of people are lining the banks of the River Thames near Parliament in central London to herald the start of 2013.

New Year's Eve Is Celebrated Around The Globe

Hong Kong

Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour to celebrate the new year, in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Antony DICKSON (Photo credit should read ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty Images)

New Year's Eve Is Celebrated Around The Globe

Taiwan

New Year 2013 is shown on the Taipei 101 building to mark the new year in Taipei on January 1, 2013. In line with the countdown will be a 188-second firework show to be presented by the Taipei 101, a 509-metre-high skyscraper and once the world's tallest building which is just hundreds of metres away from the city hall square. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

RUSSIA-NEW YEAR

Moscow

People gather to celebrate the New Year in front of St.Basil cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow, early on January 1, 2013. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Red Square to celebrate the New Year at midnight. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)

UAE-NEW YEAR

Dubai

Revellers watch fireworks illuminating the Burj Khalifa in Dubai early on January 1, 2013. Explosions of colour shot out of the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa, illuminating the Gulf city state's sky as the huge expatriate and tourist hub celebrated the New Year. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

FRANCE-NEW YEAR-PARIS

Paris

People gather on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris to celebrate the New Year, late on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

GERMANY-NEWYEAR-2013

Dresden

Fireworks erupt over on the Elbe river in Dresden, eastern Germany on January 1, 2013 during the New Year's celebrations.
AFP PHOTO / ROBERT MICHAEL (Photo credit should read ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)

GERMANY-NEWYEAR-2013

Cologne

Fireworks light up the Dom church on the Rhine river in Cologne , western Germany just after midnight on January 1, 2013 as part of the New Year's celebrations. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Revelers Celebrate The New Year In NYC's Times Square

New York City

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 1: Fireworks explode at the stroke of midnight in Times Square on January 1, 2013 in New York City. Approximately one million people are expected to ring in the new year in Times Square. (Photo by Monika Graff/Getty Images)

Revelers Celebrate The New Year In NYC's Times Square

New York City

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Revelers celebrate as hundreds of thousands of people gather in Times Square on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2012 in New York City. Approximately one million people are expected to ring in the new year in Times Square. (Photo by Monika Graff/Getty Images)

Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve

Sydney

during New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour on December 31, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve

Sydney

during New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour on December 31, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

New Year's Eve Is Celebrated Around The Globe

Tokyo

People gather to release balloons to celebrate the New Year's during an annual countdown ceremony produced by the Prince Park Tower Tokyo, flagship of the Prince hotel chain in Tokyo on December 31, 2013. Some 1,000 balloons were released in the air with the visitors wishes. AFP PHOTO/ KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

BRAZIL-NEW YEAR-2013

Rio de Janeiro

Fireworks illuminate the night sky before Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro 31 December 2012, during celebrations the New Year's Eve festivities. AFP PHOTO / Vanderlei ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEIALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)