Arriving in style: Sydney locals, Demi Bryant, 22, and James Hundt, 28, celebrate the beginning of the New Year atop a high-rise overlooking the iconic Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks sitting on a Ford Mustang
Spectacular: The London Eye explodes with light as a massive display of 15 tons of fireworks helps usher in the New Year in central London
A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky tonight as hundreds of thousands descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015
The sky above Big Ben in central London turns red as thousands of fireworks are set off during a spectacular £1.8million display tonight
Fireworks explode above 'Big Ben' during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight
The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank
The sparkling display featured 12,000 fireworks. Crowds of hundreds of thousands lined the River Thames
Unlike last year, when about 500,000 people crammed into part of the city to view the display, just 100,000 paying ticket holders were permitted to watch the city’s annual celebration from a fenced-off area at a cost of £10 per ticket
Ringing in the New Year: Big Ben's chimes signalled the start of a massive firework display that drew gasps among the thousands watching
The 11-minute display featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies
Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye in a dazzling display
Selfie time: Revellers use their mobile phones to capture the stunning fireworks bonanza. A woman even turns her back on the display momentously to take a selfie
Although 100,000 saw the display from the official viewing areas, many more saw it from other parts of the Capital
Revellers lined the River Thames for a fireworks display timed to the midnight bongs of Big Ben, Parliament's famous bell
This was the view towards the London Eye from RAF Memorial on Victoria Embankment. This year a ticket system was introduced to limit the numbers of people at the prime viewing sites to 100,000
Services braced themselves for a busy night, with London Ambulance Service expecting up to 600 calls an hour
Breathtaking: Minutes after the dazzling display (pictured), Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: 'Happy New Year'
Big Ben is lit up in an explosion of red light from fireworks blasting into the night sky behind
The London display was counted in by a 10-minute digital countdown on The Shard's western facade, followed by lighting comprised of searchlights, strobes, and a 2015 numeric graphic
Big bang: Smoke drifts across the surface of the River Thames as fireworks rocket out from the frame of the London Eye
Atmospheric: The sky glows red as fireworks blast in to the night along the South Bank behind London's Shard skyscraper
The London ticketing scheme was brought in following consultation with the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, and local authorities, to help manage crowd numbers which have been growing each year
Kasey Snyder, Thomas Haworth and Heather Haworth from Texas dressed to impress in tartan as Edinburgh's 2015 Hogmanay celebrations got underway
This was the stunning view of the London Eye fireworks display captured from the don's 2015 New Year fireworks display from the North bank of the River Thames
Tickets for the viewing area were non-transferable, meaning people needed valid ID from the original ticket buyer to gain entry to the event
The River Thames was transformed under a sea of green and red as the 11-minute display dazzled crowds
In London, a crew of more than 300 are said to have been involved in setting off some 12,000 fireworks last night
The Shard will tonight beam out the highest ever New Year's Eve countdown as the rest of the world continues to celebrate the arrival of 2015
What a way to go: Sydney and Australia say goodbye to 2014 as the new year rolls in across the globe
Merry new years tidings: Fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
Going off with a bang: An explosion of fireworks erupted over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong as the city ushered in the New Year
Crowds flocked to Red Square in Moscow and used their mobile telephones to film a huge display of New Year's Eve fireworks as it lit up the night sky
And we're off: An estimated 1.6million people gathered on the shores of the Sydney Harbour for the midnight fireworks show
Heavy artillery: This image shows just some of the seven tonnes of fireworks that were set off around midnight in Sydney
Nearly there: Thousands of people watched the fireworks in Sydney from some 50 vessels in the water
Happy New Year: The midnight show over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House welcomes 2015
Malaysia celebrates the New Year 2015 in modest mood in honor to the victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH370 and MH17 plane tragedies and floods that hit the country at this time claimed 24 lives and more than 200,000 have been evacuated
Five decades of independence: Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence with a year long festival
One big global show: Fireworks go off at the Taipei 101 skyscraper to celebrate New Year 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan
All over the globe: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong celebrates the arrival of 2015
Konnichiwa 2015: Some 2,000 people release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year in the Japanese capital
People are gathered as fireworks explode over the Yokohama port during new year celebrations in Yokohama, near Tokyo
Worldwide cheer: Hundreds of South Koreans gather to celebrate the New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul
Moment of peace: Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea
While much of the evening was dedicated to celebrating, floral tributes to Martin Place siege victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson were on display amid the evening's fireworks.
'It is in memory of the two young and talented people that we lost because of that siege,' said Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
'We remember the trauma the hostages experienced, the bravery of the police and we remember the way Sydney responded as we expected - an inclusive, welcoming, multicultural community,' he said.
Sydney Harbour will be a beacon of celebration as Australia farewells another year, sending 2014 off with an extra round of fireworks. In what is believed to be a first, drones will be used to live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and several barges in the water.
Silent prayer: A woman prays during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul
Religious holiday: Buddhist monks and believers pray during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul
A burst of orange light brightens up the night sky in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, as the country welcomes in 2015
Revelers watch a laser show being projected on buildings as the countdown for the New Year begins in Manila, Philippines
Chinese folk artists dress up for a drama performance during the New Year's Eve count down in Beijing to promote the city's 2022 Winter Olympic bid at Olympic Park
Actors carried feathers and wore a range of colourful outfits for the event in Beijing as the city counted in 2015
After a year in which conflict has claimed thousands of lives, Ukrainians have been celebrating New Year's Eve near to St. Sophia's Cathedral, by the main Christmas tree, in Kiev
Laser lights illuminate the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong in Shanghai during a light show as part of a New Year countdown celebration. Xinhua News Agency has reported tonight that 35 people have been killed in a stampede during the city's New Year's celebrations
Lift off: China has marked the end of 2014 by launching a Long March-3A rocket carrying a meteorological satellite from a facility in Xichang, Sichuan Province
Some 70,000 LED panels were wrapped around the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which draws throngs of thousands of spectators every New Year's Eve for an impressive fireworks display
Spectacular: Revellers watch on as Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower at 828 metres, lights up amid a display of red fireworks
Revellers celebrate ahead of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow as Russia celebrated the arrival of 2015
Fireworks light the sky over the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow
Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower in Red Square in Moscow
In the Chinese capital Beijing, eight hours ahead of London, an event will be held in the Olympic Park designed to highlight the capital's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Skaters will perform and Olympic medalist figure skater Zhao Hongbo, Paralympics gold medalist swimmer Yang Yang and pianist Lang Lang will appear.
Japan prepared for 'osechi ryori', the country's biggest traditional holiday on New Year's Day. At midnight, temple bells will strike 108 times, the number of evils, or temptations, as defined by Buddhism.
There will be fireworks and bonfires around the nation as millions of people flock to neighborhood temples and shrines to pray for health and happiness.
First up: A grand fireworks display lit up the sky at the stroke of midnight in Wellington, New Zealand
One down: New Zealand, along with Fiji, was among the first nations to welcome the new year at 11am GMT
More joy: Fireworks were set off from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year in Auckland, New Zealand
Smashing show: More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used
For the world: Drones will be used to live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and several barges
Honuring those lost: Tributes to the Martin Place siege victims are planned amid the evening's fireworks in the harbour
Europe - get ready! A visitor writes '2015' with a light pen in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France ahead of the new year
Incoming: 2015 is written in the air with a sparkler at the frozen Mana River in the Taiga district outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk
Anniversary: A floating installation of 25,000 wishing spheres line Marina Bay, Singapore as the sovereign-city state prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee of 50 years of independence from Malaysia in 2015
Annual display in the Sydney Harbour will feature seven tonnes of fireworks and is expected to attract 1.6million
The harbour is expected to dazzle as 50 vessels carrying over 8,000 people erupt in light shortly after the first round of fireworks at 9pm
Images have been released showing how Pyongyang in secretive North Korea celebrated New Year's Eve
Thousands gathered in the Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea in a photo that Reuters said was released by a 'third party'
New Year's Eve celebrations have already started across North America with New York's traditional crystal ball already in place in Times Square.
The Waterford crystal ball will drop at midnight, in a tradition being increasingly copied across the United States with twists celebrating local icons. Las Cruces, New Mexico, is spicing up New Year's Eve with its first chili drop. In Miami, a 10-meter (35-foot) neon orange will light up, while Atlanta and Nashville, Tennessee, will drop a peach and a musical note, respectively.
Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrates with a 2-meter (6-foot) pine cone that drops from a downtown hotel. Nearby Prescott drops a 2-meter (6-foot) spurred cowboy boot in a nod to its western culture.
On Lake Erie in Port Clinton, Ohio, the community will carry on its tradition of dropping a 270 kilogram (600 pound) walleye made of wood and fiberglass.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula will ring in 2015 with a nod to its mining history, with a replica of a pasty - a baked pastry filled with meat and potatoes traditionally associated with Cornwall in the UK - to drop in Escanaba, one of the remote region's largest cities. The meal was popular by miners who immigrated to Michigan decades ago.
The 'National Fireworks' light up the night sky above the Scheepvaart Museum, in Amsterdam in The Netherlands
Tens of thousands looked up in to the sky above the Erasmus Bridge (left), in Rotterdam in The Netherlands
Hundreds of thousands in Berlin, Germany enjoyed a lengthy fireworks display at midnight
Spectacular: The night sky above the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany is lit up in a dazzling display of fireworks
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over a giant Christmas tree during the 2015 New Year's Eve celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill for the the New Year's Eve celebrations during rainfall in Athens, Greece
The sky glows red as a fireworks display explodes in the night sky above Istanbul in Turkey
Fireworks light the sky over the Kibera Slums during New Year's celebrations in Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya
Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France
Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris before watching the city's fireworks display
epa04543912 Fireworks illuminate the sky during the New Year's Eve festivities in Zurich, Switzerland
Crowds begin to gather on the Embankment in central London, for the New Year celebration fireworks display at the London Eye, in central London
Yui Wu and Hill Yeung enjoy the Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh during the UK's biggest outdoor winter music festival
Gearing up: Fireworks are set off over Calton Hill during Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival on Tuesday night
They sure know how to party: Men dressed as Vikings take part in the torchlight procession as it makes its way through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations on Tuesday
How they do: A midnight fireworks display will welcome in 2015, followed by the traditional mass rendition of Auld Lang Syne (pictured is celebrations on Tuesday night)
Let it burn, burn, burn: A fire surrounded by revellers in viking costumes burns on Calton Hill during Edinburgh's Hogmanay on Tuesday
Doing it big: Edinburgh's Hogmanay, which kicked off last night, is the UK's biggest outdoor winter music festival
Don't drop the ball! Workers test out the lighting on the New Year's Eve ball used in the Times Square celebration in New York
Jeffrey Straus, president of Countdown Entertainment and Brent Shafer, CEO of Philips North America, watch the Times Square crystal ball which is illuminated with 32,256 LED lights and is made up of 2,688 Waterford crystals
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