New Zealand
Crowds of revellers and dazzling displays of fireworks usher in the dawn of a brand new year. Join us we follow the celebrations west. Here fireworks are let off from the Auckland Sky Tower to celebrate the new year in Auckland, New Zealand.
Australia
Fireworks explode over the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia.
South Korea
People celebrate the New Year during an event for the Count Down Seoul 2014 at the Time Square in Seoul, South Korea
North Korea
Fireworks explode over Juche Tower and the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the New Year.
Taiwan
A fireworks display is set off from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year's Eve celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan.
Indonesia
Fireworks explode as thousands of people line the streets of downtown Jakarta to welcome in the New Year in Indonesia.
China
A Chinese woman dressed in a Beijing opera costume plays a drum as she performs at the Great Wall in Beijing in preparation to celebrate the New Year.
Hong Kong
Fireworks explode at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre over the Victoria Harbor during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of 2014.
Singapore
Fireworks explode over the financial district at midnight in Singapore. Celebrations started on New Year's Eve where concerts were held and thousands gathered on the streets to usher in 2014.
Bangkok, Thailand
The first-ever Bangkok Ball Drop, at the Lebua Hotel's Tower Club, takes place as fireworks fill the sky behind. Reminiscent of the iconic ball-drop in New York's Times Square, the Bangkok Ball dropped a massive 64 stories or 15 metres, signalling the start of the New Year
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year's celebrations in Kuala Lumpur.
Yangon, Myanmar.
Fireworks explode in the skies above Kayawait palace hotel as people usher in the new year during a 2014 new year's count down party in Yangon, Myanmar.
Dubai, UAE
Fireworks explode over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai on January 1, 2014 to celebrate the new year. Dubai kicked off New Year with a dazzling bid for a new world record to cap those the Gulf city state already holds for its mammoth property developments. The glittering fireworks display that lasted around six minutes spanned over 100 kilometres (60 miles) of the Dubai coast, which boasts an archipelago of man-made islands and Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.
Dubai, UAE
Fireworks around the iconic Burj Al Arab, in Dubai, starting just after midnight, signal the start of 2014.
Russia
Revellers kiss during New Year's celebrations in Moscow's Red Square.
Ukraine
Pro-European Union activists hold light as they sing the Ukrainian national anthem, celebrating the New Year in the Ukrainian capital Kiev's main square early on January 1, 2014. At least 100,000 Ukrainians sang the country's national anthem together at the square on New Year's Eve in a sign of support for integration with Europe.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, shortly after midnight during the New Year's Eve celebrations.
Greece
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Athens, Greece.
Poland
Fireworks explode next to the National Stadium during New Year's celebrations in Warsaw, Poland.
Austria
Fireworks explode over the city of Innsbruck and the Nordkette mountains during New Year's celebrations.
Berlin, Germany
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight as hundreds of thousands of people welcomed in the new year across the German capital.
Erfurt, central Germany.
Fireworks light the sky above the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), right, and the St. Severi's Church, left, shortly after midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany.
Paris, France
People celebrate New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees on January 1, 2014 in Paris, France.
London UK
Fireworks explode over the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament along the river Thames during the New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle during the Hogmanay (New Year) street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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