A couple watches the last rays of sunlight for 2011 at sunset from the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31, 2011. #

Women use sparklers to draw "2012" for photographers, in front of a house, as they celebrate New Years Eve in Manila, Philippines, on December 31, 2011. #

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year, on January 1, 2012. #

Young people celebrate New Year's Day at Tokyo's Shibuya district, on January 1, 2012. #

Residents watch fireworks displays above the Malaysia's iconic landmarks, the Twin Towers, during the new year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, on January 1, 2012. #

Colorful light illuminate the Temple of Heaven, Beijing's historic landmark during a countdown event for new year 2012 on January 1, 2012. #

People gather to celebrate the new year 2012 at the illuminated Temple of Heaven, the city's historic landmark in Beijing, on January 1, 2012. #

In this December 31, 2011 photo, staff members of He Garden show their homemade glasses in the shape of 2012 in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. #

A Sri Lankan mask traditional dancer performs in Colombo, on December 31, 2011. The ceremony was conducted to ward off bad spirits in the 2012 New Year. #

Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei 101 during New Year celebrations in Taipei, on January 1, 2012. #

Students sit in a formation during their New Year's Day celebrations at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, on December 31, 2011. #

Thousands of people watch fireworks during New Year's Day celebration on Red Square in Moscow, on January 1, 2012. #

Lebanese watch a firework display the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on January 1, 2012. #

Fireworks explode beside Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel (Wiener Riesenrad) at Prater park during New Year's celebrations in Vienna, on January 1, 2012. #

A couple kiss as fireworks light the sky during New Year celebrations in Sarajevo, on January 1, 2012. #

New Year's Eve fireworks illuminate the sky over the Dom Tower, on January 01, 2012 in Utrecht, Netherlands. #

People spray champagne as they celebrate the New Year on the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, early on January 1, 2012. #

A man films fireworks exploding in the sky over the Ebrie lagoon during New Year celebrations in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on January 1, 2012. #

A capacity crowd fills the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine with lit candles during New Year's Eve "Concert for Peace" in New York, on December 31, 2011. #

Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2012 in London, England. #

Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York, on January 1, 2012. #

Confetti rains down on celebrants at midnight during New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York, on January 1, 2012. #

People watch the fireworks along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on December 31, 2011 during celebrations. #

Fireworks burst over the Las Vegas Strip at midnight on New Year's Day 2012, as seen from Mix at Mandalay Bay. #

A go-go dancer from Fire N Ice Entertainment performs with DJ Benny Benassi for New Years Eve at Yost Theatre in Santa Ana, California, on January 1, 2012. #

Spectators at Gas Works Park watch fireworks light up the iconic Space Needle as the new year begins on Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. #