New Year’s celebrations mark beginning of 2016

Revelers ring in the new year at Times Square,.

Revelers celebrate as confetti flies over New York’s Times Square after the clock strikes midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebration as seen from the New York Marriott Marquis hotel.

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31, 2015: City Hall is lit up with a 3D projection during New Year’s Eve celebration at Grand Park on December 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

New Year’s revelers watch the fireworks display in front of Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers.

A man dives off Arpoador rock as people gather to watch the last sunset of 2015 in Rio de Janeiro.

Revelers photograph a 5-minute video performance displayed on the Arc de Triomphe as part of New Year’s Eve celebrations on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

New Year’s fireworks light up the sky over Sydney, Australia’s Opera House, left, and Harbour Bridge.

New York police officers patrol Times Square on New Year’s Eve.

The traditional fireworks display was canceled in the Belgian capital, Brussels, but people walked in the square on Thursday.

Soldiers patrol in Toulouse, France, on Thursday.

Balloons are released to celebrate the new year at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo.

Performers pose for photographs before counting down to the new year in Beijing.

People celebrate the new year at a party in Kandawgyi Park in Yangon, Myanmar.