Revelers Across Globe Ring in 2012
A brilliant fireworks display lit the night sky from Sydney to New York and in capitals around the world, and tens of millions of revelers welcomed 2012 star holidays, prayers and hope for the future.
The sky broke out over the Red Square in Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, London, Paris and Rome.
In the Vatican, Pope Benedict urged tens of thousands of tourists and pilgrims to pray "for peace thruout peace, reconciliation and forgiveness" in the conflict regions.He also called for "a extra impartial allocation of world resources".
Thousands of Egyptians marched in Cairo, Tahir Square, carrying pictures of protesters be killed in the uprising to ousted long-time manager Hosni Mubarak in early on 2011.
Revelers Across Globe Ring in 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama and his family celebrated the New Year in Hawaii - home of the president and one of the last places on earth to greet the year 2012. A few hours earlier, about a million revelers in New York, packed Times Square witnessed the descent of the giant ball of the city as midnight struck.
Southeast Asia were among the first to greet the new year with fireworks, laser lights, street festivals and outdoor performances. Hong Kong and Sydney, has set the standard with brilliant extravaganza in their ports, while the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai held a lavish light show in their central areas.
In Tokyo, the celebrations were marred by memories of the March 11 earthquake and tsunamis that devastated large areas of northeast Japan, resulting in 20 000 people were killed or missing.
In his New Year message to the Japanese people, Emperor Akihito expressed his hope that all will work together to restore the Japanese society.
North Korea opened in 2012 with the new leader and public promises to build "a powerful nation of talented people." The official Korean Central News Agency said that the Korean people "are determined to achieve victory in the proud efforts this year to build a great prosperous powerful nation."
A brilliant fireworks display lit the night sky from Sydney to New York and in capitals around the world, and tens of millions of revelers welcomed 2012 star holidays, prayers and hope for the future.
The sky broke out over the Red Square in Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, London, Paris and Rome.
In the Vatican, Pope Benedict urged tens of thousands of tourists and pilgrims to pray "for peace thruout peace, reconciliation and forgiveness" in the conflict regions.He also called for "a extra impartial allocation of world resources".
Thousands of Egyptians marched in Cairo, Tahir Square, carrying pictures of protesters be killed in the uprising to ousted long-time manager Hosni Mubarak in early on 2011.
Revelers Across Globe Ring in 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama and his family celebrated the New Year in Hawaii - home of the president and one of the last places on earth to greet the year 2012. A few hours earlier, about a million revelers in New York, packed Times Square witnessed the descent of the giant ball of the city as midnight struck.
Southeast Asia were among the first to greet the new year with fireworks, laser lights, street festivals and outdoor performances. Hong Kong and Sydney, has set the standard with brilliant extravaganza in their ports, while the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai held a lavish light show in their central areas.
In Tokyo, the celebrations were marred by memories of the March 11 earthquake and tsunamis that devastated large areas of northeast Japan, resulting in 20 000 people were killed or missing.
In his New Year message to the Japanese people, Emperor Akihito expressed his hope that all will work together to restore the Japanese society.
North Korea opened in 2012 with the new leader and public promises to build "a powerful nation of talented people." The official Korean Central News Agency said that the Korean people "are determined to achieve victory in the proud efforts this year to build a great prosperous powerful nation."
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