In pictures: New Year celebrations around the world
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Hundreds of thousands of people packed into New York's Times Square to welcome in 2006. -
Party-goers crowded Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach for the city's largest firework display. -
In London, there was a large firework display along the River Thames, lighting up the London Eye. -
In Paris, the New Year was marked by street celebrations as half a million revellers thronged around the city's famous landmarks. -
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It was a chilly night in Berlin, where celebrations took place around the Brandenburg Gate. -
A ban on alcohol in Moscow's Red Square did not appear to dampen spirits among the party-goers. -
The Australian city of Sydney kicked off the New Year celebrations in style with a massive fireworks display. -
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. -
In Tokyo, Buddhist worshippers struck a giant bell to bring in the New Year at Zojoji temple. -
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. -
The centrepiece of the London celebrations was a dazzling midnight fireworks display around the London Eye. -
A fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle was one of the highlights of the city's four-day Hogmanay celebrations. -
Police said about 200,000 people thronged the centre of London for the occasion - 50,000 more than last year. -
Many in London described the party as "fantastic". -
Thousands of people nationwide enjoyed a few drinks as part of their celebrations. -
In London, celebrations began with images of sporting and other heroes projected onto buildings. -
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. -
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