▼ 영국
 A clown smiles as he takes part in the annual New Year's Day Parade in central London January 1, 2005. Over the years the parade has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, and has welcomed among its participants visitors from as far a field as the U.S., Japan, South Africa and the Caribbean.
 Members of the Universal Cheerleader's Association (UCA) pass the Houses of Parliament during the annual New Year's Day Parade in central London January 1, 2005. Over the years the parade has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, and has welcomed among its participants visitors from as far a field as the U.S., Japan, South Africa and the Caribbean. REUTERS/Matt Dunham
 Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel in central London as part of New Year's celebrations, January 1, 2005. Britain's cities marked the New Year with fireworks displays, concerts and sports events, but celebrations were overshadowed by the Asian tsunami disaster. REUTERS/Matt Dunham
 Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel in central London as part of New Year's celebrations, January 1, 2005. Britain's cities marked the New Year with fireworks displays, concerts and sports events, but celebrations were overshadowed by the Asian tsunami disaster. REUTERS/Matt Dunham
▼ 이탈리아
 Giuseppe Palmulli of Italy dives into the Tiber River as part of traditional New Year celebrations from one of Rome's many bridges January 1, 2005. Some four men sprinkled the muddy water of the Tiber with sparkling wine before taking the plunge from The Cavour bridge, continuing an annual tradition which dates back to 1946.
 Marco Fois of Italy dives into the Tiber River as part of traditional New Year celebrations from one of Rome's many bridges January 1, 2005. Some four men sprinkled the muddy water of the Tiber with sparkling wine before taking the plunge from The Cavour bridge, continuing an annual tradition which dates back to 1946.
▼ 프랑스
 Fireworks explode over the Tuileries gardens and the Place de la Concorde, to celebrate the 2005 New Year and to promote Paris' bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, January 1, 2005. REUTERS/Sophie Robichon

▼ 그리스
 Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill during celebrations for the new year's day in Athens January 1, 2005. REUTERS/John Kolesidis

▼ 독일
 Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations over the 'Golden Victoria' on top of Berlin's landmark victory column on January 1, 2005. The 69-metre-high column was erected between 1865 and 1873 to commemorate the Prussian victory over the Danish, Austrian and French armies in 1864, 1866 and 1870/71. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
 People hug each other during New Year's celebrations in Berlin on January 1, 2005. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
 Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture on top of the Brandenburg gate during the New Year's celebrations in the German capital Berlin January 1, 2005. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
▼ 루마니아
 Romanian people look at fireworks exploding during celebrations for the new year's day in central Bucharest January 1, 2005. REUTERS/Mihai Barbu
▼ 우크라이나
 Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrate the New Year at Independence square in Kiev, January 1, 2005. Hundreds of thousands gathered to mark the New Year and celebrate Yushchenko's victory in a re-run of Ukraine's presidential election. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
 Ukrainian people dance during a celebration marking the New Year at Independence square in Kiev, January 1, 2005. Hundreds of thousands gathered to mark the New Year and celebrate Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's victory in a re-run of Ukraine's presidential election. REUTERS/Mykhailo Markiv
▼ 브라질
 Fireworks explode above Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro at midnight, January 1, 2005. More than two million people gathered along Rio's most famous beach to witness the 12-minute display and celebrate the beginning of a new year. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
 Fireworks explode above Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro at midnight, January 1, 2005. More than two million people gathered along Rio's most famous beach to witness the 12-minute display and celebrate the beginning of a new year. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
▼ 미국 뉴욕
 Members of the Coney Island Polar Bears, Special Olympics New York and revelers, along with unseasonably warm weather, drew a large crowd of swimmers who celebrated the first day of the new year with a dip in the Atlantic Ocean, off of Coney Island in New York, January 1, 2005. The air temperature of 58 degrees approached the record for New Year's Day of 62 degrees, though the water was much colder. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams
 Members of the Coney Island Polar Bears and Special Olympics New York, along with unseasonably warm weather, drew a large crowd of swimmers who celebrated the first day of the new year with a dip in the Atlantic Ocean, off of Coney Island in New York, January 1, 2005. The air temperature of 58 degrees approached the record for New Year's Day of 62 degrees, though the water was much colder. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams
 Part of a crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands celebrate under a giant monitor as confetti fills the air in New York's Times Square, January 1, 2005. A century after the first New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, a huge crowd turned out in unseasonably warm weather to watch the ball drop atop One Times Square to signal the start of 2005. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams
 Confetti fills the air in New York's Times Square as the year 2005 is welcomed in by a crowd of hundreds of thousands, January 1, 2005. A century after the first New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, a huge crowd turned out in unseasonably warm weather to watch the ball drop atop One Times Square to signal the start of the New Year. REUTERS/Henny Ray Abrams
▼ 미국 라스베가스
 New Years fireworks explode over the Las Vegas Strip just after midnight in Las Vegas, Nevada January 1, 2005. An estimated 270,00 tourists were expected to visit Las Vegas for New Year's festivities. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun
 New Years fireworks explode over casinos just after midnight in Las Vegas, Nevada January 1, 2005. An estimated 270,00 tourists were expected to visit Las Vegas for New Year's festivities. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun
▼ 필리핀
 A Filipino girl lights a firecracker in a street to welcome New Year in the Philippine capital Manila January 1, 2005. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo
▼ 홍콩
 Thousands of revellers in Hong Kong celebrate as '2005' is displayed on a screen when the clock strikes twelve January 1, 2005. The traditional party of the year becomes a sombre affair across the globe on Friday evening as nations around the world have reined in their New Year celebrations and revellers have been urged to donate money to help the millions affected by south Asia's deadly tsunami. More than 150 Hong Kong residents are still missing after the disaster killed more than 125,000 people. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
▼ 일본
 Japanese worshippers strike the "Joya no Kane" (the bells on New Year's Eve) at Zojoji temple in Tokyo January 1, 2005. The bells in Buddist temples in Japan are rung each year to announce the passing of old year and the coming of the new, beginning on New Year's Eve and continuing into New Year's Day. Over two million Japanese are expected to visit the popular temples during the first three days of the new year to pray for long life and happiness. REUTERS/Issei Kato
▼ 인도네시아
 Thousand of Jakarta's residents celebrate New Year's eve at landmark fountain in Jakarta's downtown on January 1, 2005. Aircraft, naval vessels and trucks struggled on Friday to deliver aid around stricken southern Asia as the death toll passed more than 124,000 from a tsunami which darkened the world's New Year. REUTERS/Supri
▼ 대만
 Fireworks explode at the 508 meter tall Taipei 101 tower,the world's tallest office building, during a countdown party in Taipei on January 1,2005 to the new year. REUTERS/Richard Chung
▼ 요르단 암만
 The setting sun is seen through the window of a house which is adorned with 2005 New Year decorations on the last day of the year in Amman, December 31, 2004. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji | |