NEW-YEAR/BRITAIN(01 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode by the Big Ben clocktower in London, Britain January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/GERMANY(02 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (credit:Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/POLAND(03 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode next to the Palace of Culture during New Year celebrations in Warsaw, Poland January 1, 2017. Agencja Gazeta/Dawid Zuchowicz/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. (credit:Agencja Gazeta / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/BOSNIA(04 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode during New Year\'s celebrations in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (credit:Dado Ruvic / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/UAE(05 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode over the Atlantis hotel in Dubai during the New Year celebrations, UAE, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer (credit:Ashraf Mohammad Mohammad Alamra / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/GERMANY GERMANY-SECURITY(06 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (credit:Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/GREECE(07 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop Acropolis hill during New Year\'s day celebrations in Athens, Greece, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (credit:Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/AUSTRIA(08 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode over Vienna\'s skyline during New Year celebration in Vienna, Austria, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (credit:Leonhard Foeger / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/AUSTRIA(09 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode over Vienna\'s skyline during New Year celebration in Vienna, Austria, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (credit:Leonhard Foeger / Reuters)
NEW-YEAR/IRAQ(10 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode over the Al-Nusoor Square during the New Year celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (credit:Thaier Al-Sudani / Reuters)
New Year celebrations in Paris (11 of20)
Open Image ModalPARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 01: The Arc de Triomphe monument is illuminated by a laser and 3D mapping display reading \'Happy New Year\' as part of New Year celebration on January 01, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
New Year celebrations in Naples(12 of20)
Open Image ModalNAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light the sky over Naples in southern Italy during the New Year\'s celebrations on January 01, 2017. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NEW-YEAR/TAIWAN(13 of20)
Open Image ModalFireworks explode from landmark building Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (credit:Tyrone Siu / Reuters)
SWITZERLAND/(14 of20)
Open Image ModalSwiss Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Moritz Leuenberger (C) and miners celebrate after the drill machine \'Sissi\' broke through the rock at the final section Faido-Sedrun, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel October 15, 2010. With a length of 57 km (35 miles) crossing the Alps, the world\'s longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION POLITICS) (BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE) (credit:Christian Hartmann / Reuters)
New Year celebrations in Portugal(15 of20)
Open Image ModalPORTO, PORTUGAL - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light the sky near \'Ribeira do Porto\' during New Year\'s celebrations in Porto, Portugal on January 01, 2017. (Photo by Omar Marques/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Madrid's New Year Celebrations(16 of20)
Open Image ModalMADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 01: Fireworks illuminate the sky above Puerta del Sol during the New Year\'s Eve celebrations in Madrid, Spain on January 01, 2017.\n (Photo by Guillermo Martinez/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Cannes welcomes New Year(17 of20)
Open Image ModalCANNES, FRANCE - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over the Cannes Bay \'Croisette\' during the New Year celebrations as the famous known city mark the 70th anniversary of the \'Festival de Cannes\' on January 01, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
New Year in Uganda(18 of20)
Open Image ModalKAMPALA, UGANDA - JANUARY 01: Ugandan people attend new year celebrations at Kampala, Uganda on January 01, 2017. (Photo by Lubowa Abubaker /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Madeira Fireworks During New Year 2017(19 of20)
Open Image ModalFUNCHAL, MADEIRA, PORTUGAL - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the sky above Funchal Bay, Madeira Island, to celebrate the arrival of the New Year on January 1, 2017 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images) (credit:Octavio Passos via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-NEW-YEAR(20 of20)
Open Image ModalPeople celebrate New Year at Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam with a firework show on January 1, 2017. / AFP / ANP / Koen van Weel / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KOEN VAN WEEL via Getty Images)