A look at the fireworks and celebrations from around the world to welcome in 2014.
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![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/ed8e3c06-7258-466d-9705-ffbce6236bc4.jpg/r0_153_3000_1846_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![GERMANY: Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin. Photo: REUTERS GERMANY: Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/b8657ed8-0e37-4ee4-b282-fa9a2d7a8ddc.jpg/r0_54_3500_2022_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
GERMANY: Fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin. Photo: REUTERS
![GREECE: Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's Day celebrations in Athens. Photo: REUTERS GREECE: Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's Day celebrations in Athens. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/f6d43b30-1f48-47f9-b24b-85865593ab66.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
GREECE: Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's Day celebrations in Athens. Photo: REUTERS
![RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/b132cd5e-3813-4d83-ba05-472b6bdb63df.jpg/r0_141_3351_2025_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS
![RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/f5e1f901-6d16-4402-b883-ae53cfa4ebeb.jpg/r0_210_3500_2178_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS
![NORTH KOREA: Fireworks explode in the sky over Pyongyang as part of New Year celebrations in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: REUTERS NORTH KOREA: Fireworks explode in the sky over Pyongyang as part of New Year celebrations in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/fe4e1beb-9ffe-4a9d-89af-5a60764c5001.jpg/r0_37_2362_1370_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
NORTH KOREA: Fireworks explode in the sky over Pyongyang as part of New Year celebrations in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: REUTERS
![RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/e003a673-0119-4255-9d2b-219fe911a6bc.jpg/r0_109_3500_2077_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
RIO: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations at the Pavao Pavaozinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: REUTERS
![POLAND: Fireworks explode next to the National Stadium during New Year celebrations in Warsaw. Photo: REUTERS POLAND: Fireworks explode next to the National Stadium during New Year celebrations in Warsaw. Photo: REUTERS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/8c7c6080-2356-4835-8e28-39c12a59fb3f.jpg/r0_187_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
POLAND: Fireworks explode next to the National Stadium during New Year celebrations in Warsaw. Photo: REUTERS
![CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall. CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/db499acf-0ca4-4c24-934c-48c0f38c531c.jpg/r0_153_3000_1846_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
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CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
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CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
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CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
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CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
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CHINA: New Year's Eve 2014 on Badaling Great Wall.
![NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014. NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/3eb88fe8-f5e7-4ca4-a72c-0c5f03fab89a.jpg/r0_239_4671_2876_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.
![NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014. NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/fd51aa4a-9ccf-4f2c-99f5-22ef0949ca5b.jpg/r0_240_4700_2893_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.
![NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014. NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/ff718592-8965-485a-ba94-7622650def39.jpg/r0_204_3991_2457_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
NEW ZEALAND: Waterside celebrations in Auckland, in the first nation to enter 2014.
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/2f273ff6-5be7-4941-a167-779ef770a098.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/ac946a12-73b9-4789-a437-bb1d0541d700.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/a175e3db-0b76-4d76-861f-6ba0d0d92f29.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/8e8d12cd-a350-4186-963b-26f853f814cb.jpg/r0_153_3000_1846_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/a0f2721b-bfca-4aee-96d3-9aaaa97be4cc.jpg/r0_153_3000_1846_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/a7a97f81-ecb7-4781-9266-85728a6e5193.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/fc47de61-dcbd-4c6f-9ccd-15d091d3da74.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
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UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/40489960-6894-4d85-9e0e-8bbd9a809e60.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/3679adef-2abb-4deb-9e7d-63d4ca6f791a.jpg/r0_179_3500_2155_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
![UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-32BMdhde3WuQNVaNVAFXm76/bb36c913-96f3-421f-b772-952dd32d974e.jpg/r0_153_3000_1846_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UK: Big Ben and the London Eye form the centrepiece of New Year's celebrations. Photo: GETTY IMAGES