In Brazil, thousands of people gathered on Copacabana beach in Rio to welcome the New Year. The South American country will host Olympic Games 2016 this summer.
In New York, more than one million people packed into New York City’s Times Square to see the famous crystal ball, officially named the Waterford Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball, drop at midnight. Security was tightened.
Hundreds of overseas Vietnamese flocked to Dong Xuan commercial centre in Berlin to join New Year art performances.
Despite cold weather, tens of thousands of Czech people converged on Wenceslas square in Prague to welcome the New Year.
Fireworks displays at Cathedral Square in Lithuania
Austrian people watched fireworks displays in front of the city hall in Vienna.
Scotland people contemplated fireworks displays to welcome New Year 2016
Fireworks displays in Sofia, Bulgaria
Fireworks sparkled in the sky of Athens, Greece
European people celebrated New Year with striking fireworks banquets
New Year in Moscow, Russia
In her New Year speech, Chancellor Angela Merkel sent sincere thanks to German people for supporting 1 million refugees.
Tahrir Square in Cairo
Chinese people took count-down parties and enjoyed fireworks displays on New Year’s Eve.
Lao people flocked to Vientiane streets to celebrate the New Year
Bright fireworks displays in Samoa, New Zealand and Australia
In Argentina
In South Africa
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