poon cho tang SG Hundreds of thousands of people packed into New York's Times Square to welcome in 2006.
poon cho tang SG Party-goers crowded Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach for the city's largest firework display.
poon cho tang SG In London, there was a large firework display along the River Thames, lighting up the London Eye.
poon cho tang SG In Paris, the New Year was marked by street celebrations as half a million revellers thronged around the city's famous landmarks.
poon cho tang SG It was a chilly night in Berlin, where celebrations took place around the Brandenburg Gate.
poon cho tang SG A ban on alcohol in Moscow's Red Square did not appear to dampen spirits among the party-goers.
poon cho tang SG The Australian city of Sydney kicked off the New Year celebrations in style with a massive fireworks display.
poon cho tang SG Fireworks ushered in the New Year in Shanghai. The Chinese lunar new year begins later this month and will mark the year of the dog.
poon cho tang SG In Tokyo, Buddhist worshippers struck a giant bell to bring in the New Year at Zojoji temple.
poon cho tang SG New Year's Eve in London The sound of Big Ben chiming at midnight ushered in the new year for thousands of people who gathered in central London.
poon cho tang SG The centrepiece of the London celebrations was a dazzling midnight fireworks display around the London Eye.
poon cho tang SG A fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle was one of the highlights of the city's four-day Hogmanay celebrations.
poon cho tang SG Police said about 200,000 people thronged the centre of London for the occasion - 50,000 more than last year.
poon cho tang SG In London, celebrations began with images of sporting and other heroes projected onto buildings.
poon cho tang SG A couple kissing were among those who took to the streets of London, despite a Tube strike which failed to create the havoc that had been widely expected.
