Fireworks Welcome 2011 and News Recap of 2010

Featured, News — By ken on January 4, 2011 at 10:59 am

One by one, countries around the world said goodbye to 2010 and welcomed 2011 as they celebrated the new year in their different time zones. From the Pacific islands, New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

2010-2011 New Years Eve and Fireworks

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News footage courtesy of the ABC, Seven and TEN News.

New Zealand and Australia were among the first to usher in the new year. Auckland’s Sky Tower featured a spectacular fireworks show to the delight of crowds below, whilst fireworks exploded from the Sydney harbour bridge and from barges scattered over the harbour, lighting up the Sydney Opera House and the crowd in Australia’s largest city.

In Hong Kong, residents and visitors were entertained with synchronised fireworks atop several buildings. Revellers at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, released balloons carrying notes about their hopes for the future. Then there was the first countdown of a western new year in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Dubai saw a spectacular laser and fireworks show at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

Fireworks burst behind the Quadriga statue on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, whilst party-goers in Europe attended new year’s events across the continent.

Spectacular fireworks over the London Eye marked the coming of the new year in Central London, Britain. Lighting up the sky behind Big Ben in London, as thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames to join in the celebrations.

More than a ton of confetti was dropped over Times Square in New York, with individual wishes written in more than 25 languages, a tradition from the past three years. A crystal ball with 32,000 lights descended at midnight, setting off a wild and noisy New Year’s celebration – the country’s biggest.

Meanwhile, police in Perth, Western Australia, charged 481 people with a range of offences during a crackdown on anti-social behaviour on New Years Eve.

19 year old girl arrested

A senior constable was treated at Royal Perth Hospital after being knocked unconscious in an incident in Aberdeen Street, Northbridge. The officer has since been released from hospital. A 19-year-old woman had been charged with hitting the officer in the back of the head, rendering him unconscious and causing him to fall to the ground.

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