News Good News Live gallery: world ushers in the new year 12:01pm, Jan 1, 2016 Updated: 4:59pm, Jan 1Live gallery: world ushers in the new year Getty The New Daily @TheNewDailyAU Share Twitter Facebook Reddit Pinterest Email Sydney started 2016 with a bang. Fireworks lit up the Sydney opera house and harbour bridge. Mariah Carey performed at Crown Casino's NYE party in Melbourne. A fireworks display is launched from the Auckland Sky Tower during New Year's Eve celebrations. Malaysia launched its light display near the landmark Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Thousands gathered in the CBD of Indonesian capital Jakarta. Filipinos welcomed the new year with firecrackers, fireworks and midnight snacks called 'media noche'. Taiwan set off a bright display from the Taipei 101 skyscraper. South Koreans gathered to watch fireworks at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom. Iraqis welcomed 2016 in a park in Basra, southeast of Baghdad. An Indian man lights up firecrackers on a street in Mumbai. A Dutchman triggers a traditional carbide shooting to scare away evil spirits. Pope Francis led a vespers Mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Burmese youth enjoy an NYE party in Yangon, Myanmar. Dubai treated tourists and residents to one of the world's largest pyrotechnics displays, fired from the Burj Khalifa. Fireworks explode over the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok, Thailand. Jordan Pitt and Jessica Taylor watch the fireworks in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fireworks light up the sky above Edinburgh castle as part of Hogmanay celebrations. Russia launched its pyrotechnics over the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower, St Basil's cathedral and the Red square in Moscow. Fireworks illuminate the sky over Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Pakistani youths celebrate the New Year in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab. Revellers frolic at Sydney's Bondi Beach at the dawn of the new year. Japanese release balloons to celebrate the start of the zodiac Year of the Monkey in Tokyo. Egypt illuminated The Great Pyramids of Giza in celebration. Lithuania illuminates Cathedral Square in the capital Vilnius. The ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece sees yet another year. Models perform a celebration ceremony in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing, China. Fireworks light up the sky over the London Eye in England. A Londoner writes '2016' using a sparkler in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower in the English capital. Ukrainians celebrate the New Year in the square in front of the St Michael Cathedral in the capital Kiev. A video display on the Champs Elysees in Paris replaced fireworks in France due to security concerns. Confetti fills Times Square as New York celebrates the New Year. Photo: AP Comments View Comments