A Very Happy New Year

           Celebrations around the world have started for New Year's 2012. Here's a look at some of them.

Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's on January 1, 2012, in Sydney, Australia.

People gather to celebrate the New Year 2012 at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on January 1, 2012.

Fireworks explode in downtown Jakarta's sky during the New Year 2012 celebrations on December 31, 2011.

Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year.

Fireworks burst over Spassky Tower at the Red Square in Moscow, early on January 1, 2012.

Fireworks explode over the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve in Berlin, Germany.

Fireworks illuminate the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria harbour during new years celebrations on January 1, 2012. An estimated 400,000 people were at the display marking the new year.

 

 

 

Fireworks light up the skyline over Sydney Harbour during the midnight fireworks session as Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve

The Sydney sky is lit up by a spectacular array of fireworks to welcome in 2012