New Year’s fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House in Australia. (Rob Griffith / Associated Press)
The fireworks, based on the Aboriginal theme ‘Creation Storm,’ explode over Sydney. (Torsten Blackwood / AFP/Getty Images)
The fireworks illuminate the sky above the Sydney harbor. (Paul Miller / EPA)
The display used about 11,000 shells, 10,000 shooting comets and a total of 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects. (Mark Kolbe / Getty Images)
The New Year’s Eve fireworks display is an annual event in Australia. (Mark Kolbe / Getty Images)
A record crowd of up to 1.5 million people gathered to watch the show above Sydney’s iconic harbor. (Paul Miller / EPA)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House. (Rob Griffith / Associated Press)
Fireworks erupt during the countdown celebrations at the beginning of the new year in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Bagus Indahono / EPA)
Filipinos celebrate with fireworks in the last hour of New Year’s Eve in Manila. (Rolex De La Pena / EPA)
People gather to watch fireworks launched from Hong Kong’s skyscrapers on Jan. 1, 2009. (AFP/Getty Images)
Fireworks explode near Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers during celebrations in Kuala Lumpur. (Ahmad Yusni / EPA)
South Koreans watch fireworks in downtown Seoul. (Kim Jae-Hwan / AFP/Getty Images)
