PHOTOS: New Year's celebrations from around the world

Residents watch fireworks displays above the Malaysia's iconic landmarks, Twin Towers (R) and Kuala Lumpur Tower (C), duirng the new year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 1, 2012. Predominantly Muslim Malaysia welcomed 2012 with a social gatherings and dazzling fireworks display across the country. AFP PHOTO/ Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode in downtown Jakarta's sky during the New Year 2012 celebrations on December 31, 2011 where thousands of people gather to witness the coming of new year 2012. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO/ LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Colorful light illuminte the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark as People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO / LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO/ LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

A kaleidoscope of fireworks designed by Marc Newson explode over the Sydney Opera House (L) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 1, 2012. Over one and a half million Sydneysiders lined the harbour vantage points to watch the spectacular pyrotechnic display ushering in the New Year. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: A general view of Sydney Harbour after the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

A huge count-down, outside the Taipei 101 skyscraper, climaxes January 1, 2012 in a display of fireworks. Hundreds of thousands of people defied cold winds to usher in the New Year.AFP PHOTO /PATRICK LIN AFP (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode in downtown Jakarta's sky during the New Year 2012 celebrations on December 31, 2011 where thousands of people gather to witness the coming of new year 2012. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

A huge count-down, outside the Taipei 101 skyscraper, climaxes January 1, 2012 in a display of fireworks. Hundreds of thousands of people defied cold winds to usher in the New Year.AFP PHOTO /PATRICK LIN AFP (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Colorful light illuminte the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark as People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO / LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate New Year on the Red Square in Moscow on January 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the New Year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower at midnight. AFP PHOTO/ KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst over Spassky Tower at the Red Square in Moscow, early on January 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the New Year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower at midnight. AFP PHOTO/ KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate New Year on the Red Square in Moscow on January 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the New Year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower at midnight. AFP PHOTO/ KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

People drink champagne as they celebrate the New Year on the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, early on January 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

Hundreds of immigrants living in Athens, mainly from Afghanistan, gather at central Athens Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament to celebrate the New Year late on December 31, 2011. The poor festivities across the Greek capital run on a low budget this year due to the recession plaguing Greece for the third year in a row. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO/ LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing on January 1, 2012. Spectacular fireworks and crowded parties will ring in the New Year for revellers around the world, as billions mark the end of 2011 with noisy celebrations from Sydney to Stockholm. AFP PHOTO / LIU JIN (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch the fireworks during new years celebrations in Colombo on December 31, 2011. New Year festivities are marked with religious ceremonies, dances and parties across the island. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst over Spassky Tower at the Red Square in Moscow, early on January 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Square to celebrate the New Year, and view the fireworks as the clock on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower at midnight. AFP PHOTO/ KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Sri Lankan residents light up fireworks during New Year celebrations, in Colombo on December 31, 2011. New Year festivities are marked with religious ceremonies, dances and parties across the island. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 31: The top of the Sky Tower is obscured by cloud during the New Years Eve fireworks display on January 01, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Just several hundred kilometres from the international date line, New Zealand's cities are amongst the first in the world to welcome the new year. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 31: The top of the Sky Tower is obscured by cloud during the New Years Eve fireworks display on January 01, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Just several hundred kilometres from the international date line, New Zealand's cities are amongst the first in the world to welcome the new year. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

A kaleidoscope of fireworks designed by Marc Newson explode over the Sydney Opera House (L) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 1, 2012. Over one and a half million Sydneysiders lined the harbour vantage points to watch the spectacular pyrotechnic display ushering in the New Year. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

A kaleidoscope of fireworks designed by Marc Newson explode over the Sydney Opera House (L) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 1, 2012. Over one and a half million Sydneysiders lined the harbour vantage points to watch the spectacular pyrotechnic display ushering in the New Year. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

A kaleidoscope of fireworks designed by Marc Newson explode over the Sydney Opera House (L) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 1, 2012. Over one and a half million Sydneysiders lined the harbour vantage points to watch the spectacular pyrotechnic display ushering in the New Year. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: A general view of Sydney Harbour after the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

A kaleidoscope of fireworks designed by Marc Newson explode over the Sydney Opera House (L) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on January 1, 2012. Over one and a half million Sydneysiders lined the harbour vantage points to watch the spectacular pyrotechnic display ushering in the New Year. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve with the theme of 'Time To Dream' on on January 1, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 01: New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Dom Tower on January 01, 2012 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Dom tower is with 112.5 metres high the tallest church tower of the Netherlands. Built in Gothic-style, the tower, part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, is the symbol of the city of Utrecht. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 01: New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Dom Tower on January 01, 2012 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Dom tower is with 112.5 metres high the tallest church tower of the Netherlands. Built in Gothic-style, the tower, part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, is the symbol of the city of Utrecht. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 01: New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Dom Tower on January 01, 2012 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Dom tower is with 112.5 metres high the tallest church tower of the Netherlands. Built in Gothic-style, the tower, part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, is the symbol of the city of Utrecht. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst in the sky during New Year celebrations, in Beirut on January 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst in the sky during New Year celebrations, in Beirut on January 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate, where one of the country's biggest New Year's Parties was celebrated on January 1, 2012. According to the media, 400,000 spectators watched concerts of around 30 artists and fireworks. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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 see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up The London Eye ferris wheel just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up The London Eye ferris wheel just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up The London Eye ferris wheel just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up The London Eye ferris wheel just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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 see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. According to the media, up to one million people celebrate the country's biggest New Year's Eve Party. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)