Welcome 2012

PARIS (AP) – With glittering fireworks and celebrations from New Zealand to Times Square, the world eagerly welcomed a new year and hope for a better future Saturday, saying goodbye to a year of hurricanes, tsunamis and economic turmoil that many would …

By AP / GREG KELLER Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 (PARIS) — Fireworks glittered and boomed Sunday as revelers in Australia and Asia welcomed 2012 and others around the world looked forward to bidding adieu to a year marred by natural disasters and economic …

The Sydney Harbour erupted in a blaze of colour and light at midnight as Australia ushered in the new year in style. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded into the harbour to witness the fireworks that organisers hailed as the biggest New Year’s Eve…

By VANESSA HO, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Fireworks burst over the Sydney Opera House, as New Year’s celebrations begin in Sydney on Jan. 2, 2012. A firework display explodes off Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei101, to usher in the New Year on Jan. …

Sydney heralded the new year with a 15-minute multi-million dollar firework display at midnight (13:00 GMT). Thousands of people in Tokyo released balloons carrying hand-written wishes for the New Year. In Hong Kong huge crowds turned out to witness …

AP PARIS—Fireworks glittered and boomed Sunday as revelers in Australia and Asia welcomed 2012 and others around the world looked forward to bidding adieu to a year marred by hurricanes, tsunamis and economic turmoil. Fireworks exploded over Sydney …

For the first time ever, the island of Samoa was among the first countries to ring in 2012 – thanks to its historic timezone jump, which brought it full-circle and caused to to entirely skip Dec. 30. Of course, the island nation isn’t the only place to …

Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. Sydney’s Harbour Bridge has stolen the show with a massive pulsating pyrotechnic …

THE world has welcomed in the New Year as a spectacular fireworks display over Sydney Harbour kicked off noisy celebrations for billions across the planet to mark the beginning of 2012. Hong Kong staged a similar fiesta over its own famous harbour but …

Revellers smile during the New Year celebrations in Hong Kong’s Times Square Sunday, Jan 1, 2012. (AP /Kin Cheung) Malaysian people reacts as they watch fireworks explode during New Year celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, …