Visitors watch a light show as part of a New Year countdown celebration on The Bund in Shanghai 1 January 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Athens, on Wednesday, 1 January, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour at midnight, ushering in the new year, in Sydney January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Crowds gather on Boston Common during New Year's Eve celebrations in Boston, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 (Photo: AP)
People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Revellers celebrate on New Year's Eve below a projected image of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Cape Town, South Africa Tuesday, 31 December 2013. Photo: AP)
Pro-European integration supporters take part in New Year celebrations in Independence Square in central Kiev, January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Fireworks explode across a London skyline near the London Eye during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Artists release balloons while fireworks explode in front of the stage during New Year's Eve celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, 1 January 2014 (Photo: AP)
Balinese girls in traditional costumes dance during a parade for this year's last sundown in Bali island, Indonesia on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 (Photo: AP)
Laser lights shoot from towers during a New Year's Eve count down to 2014 held at the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China, Tuesday, 31 December, 2013 (Photo: AP)
People celebrate the New Year's Eve in the Old Town in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, 1 January, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Fireworks illuminate the sky over Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, at the New Year's eve celebrations at Edinburgh Hogmanay (New Year) street party, Tuesday 31 December, 2013. (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode over the Skepsbron street during the New Year's Eve celebration in central Stockholm at midnight Tuesday, 31 December, 2013 (Photo: AP)
Show on the last day of "Marseille - Provence 2013, European capital of the culture", in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, 31 December, 2013. (Photo: AP)
Revellers celebrate the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Wednesday 1 January, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Cairo Opera House Christmas tree decorations, Egypt (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
People ride in a car sprayed with words to celebrate the New Year in downtown Beirut, January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe performs during New Year's celebrations in Beirut January 1, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, at midnight to celebrate the New Year, 1 January 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo: AP)
In this photo provided by Dubai World Record 2014, fireworks explode over Palm Jumeirah Island, front, and World Islands, rear, to celebrate the New Year as the city attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Firework Display." (Photo: AP)
Cairo Opera House Christmas tree, Egypt (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Cairo Opera House, Christmas concert, fragment from scenography, Egypt (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)