New Year celebrations

A man celebrates the New Year as fireworks explode on the 'Praca do Comercio' square in Lisbon on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Nacho Doce)Read More

Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during celebrations of the New Year in Rio de Janeiro on January 01, 2009. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Moraes) Read More

Fireworks explode behind the Christmas tree during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Skopje on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski)Read More

Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Tim Chong)Read More

Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2009. (Reuters/Tim Chong) Read More