1. January 1: A Swiss guard stands in place during a New Year mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Andrew Medichini/Associated Press)

2. 1 January 2015: Pictures of the Day

3. A crow flies as indians watch the last last sunset of 2014, on the banks of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 . The Associated Press

4. A group of people wave as seagulls fly near by during the last sun set of the year at a jetty in Yangon river, Myanmar, Wednesday, Dec.31, 2014. (AP Photo/Khin
Maung Win)

5. A couple waves during the last sunset of the year at a jetty at Yangon river in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday Dec. 31, 2014 . The Associated Press

6. January 1: People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)

7. January 1: A wave crashes as two girls hug to usher in the new year on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)

8. January 1: Fireworks light up the sky over Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Denis Tyrin/Associated Press)

9. January 1: Revelers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France. (Christophe
Ena/Associated Press)

10. January 1: Tim Smithe and his wife Kyla McCarthy-Smithe celebrate in Times Square just after midnight during New Year's Eve festivities in New York. (Craig
Ruttle/Associated Press)

11. Revelers toss confetti over Times Square from a hotel after the clock struck midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in New York January 1, 2015.

12. Cairo, EgyptA girl leans on a car covered with party hats Photograph: Eman Helal/AP

13. Gaina, BelarusSix-month-old tame wolves walk in the snow on a farm Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

14. Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia Police carry debris, believed to be an emergency slide, from the AirAsia QZ8501 plane Photograph: Antara Foto/Reuters

15. Oiso, JapanMen ride on a mikoshi, or portable shrine, as people carry it into the sea during a festival to wish for calm wate. Photograph: Yuya Shino/Reuters

16. Shanghai, ChinaSecurity guards stand near the site where a stampede killed New Year’s Eve revellers, as people arrive to lay flowers to honour the victims
Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

17. Mourners light candles in the shape of a heart at a makeshift memorial at the site of a stampede on January 1, 2015 on the Bund in Shanghai, China. More than 35
people died and dozens injured during a stampede at a New Years eve celebration late December 31, 2014. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

18. New York City, USA leaf blower is used to clean up confetti in Times Square after the new year festivities Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Corbis

19. A sanitation worker begins cleaning Times Square after a New Years Eve celebration, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in New York. Thousands braved the cold to watch the
annual ball drop and ring in the new year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

20. Razlog, BulgariaMask-dancers, known as Kuker, perform in a pre-Christian tradition of dancing aimed at keeping away evil spirits Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA

21. San Diego, California, USA seal with fishing lures attached to its mouth sits on a rock in La Jolla Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Corbis

22. Rome, ItalyMarco Fois dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge, continuing an annual tradition which dates back to 1946 Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters

23. Swimmers wade in the cold waters of Orankesee lake during its New Year's swimming event on January 1, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. A local swimmers' group called
the 'Berlin Seals' invites ice swimmers from across Germany to the annual event, which, like the previous year, featured minimal actual ice. Members claim ice
swimming is good for the body's blood circulation. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

24. Angela McClements takes the plunge as swimmers brave the icy waters during the New Year's Day swim at Carnlough harbour on January 1, 2015 in Carnlough,
Northern Ireland. The annual event on the north Antrim coast supports Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus charities. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

25. Malo-les-Bains, France People participate in the traditional new year sea dip Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

26. Anders Jacobsen of Norway celebrates winning after his final jump during day 4 of the Four Hills Tournament Ski Jumping event at Olympia-Schanze on January 1,
2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

27. Dubois, Wyoming, USIcicles form on a building destroyed in an overnight fire Photograph: Alan Rogers/AP

28. Muizenberg, South Africa People flock to the beach to mark the first day of the new year Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

29. January 1: People attend a New Year's Eve mass at the Saint Sarkis Church of Armenians in Tehran, Iran. About 120,000 Christians live in Iran. (Ebrahim
Noroozi/Associated Press)

30. Pope Francis kisses a statue of the baby Jesus as he arrives to celebrate a New Year mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Vatican City Thursday, Jan. 1,
2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

31. A general view during the New Years Day Parade on January 1, 2015 in London, England. (John Phillips/Getty Images)

32. Revellers dressed up as dancers of 'Black Swan' check their mobile phones next to revellers dressed up as a Whatsapp logo as they take part in New Year's
celebrations in Coin, near Malaga, southern Spain, early January 1, 2015. Villagers and revellers dressed up in funny costumes to take part in the New Year's
celebration. (REUTERS/Jon Nazca)

33. A U.S. soldier from Dragon Troop of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment fires a Javelin missile system during their first training exercise of the new year near operating base
Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan January 1, 2015. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

34. January 1: Residents rescue their dog as a fire rages along a creek just north of Manila, Philippines. Officials believe the fire was ignited by firecrackers as Filipinos
welcomed the New Year. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)

35. ASSOCIATED PRESS A man holds a heart-shaped hot-air balloon during the New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.

36. January 1: Homeless people wait in line for free food in New Delhi, India. (Manish Swarup/Associated Press)

37. A man salvages his belongings after a raging fire engulfed around 2,000 houses in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Romeo

38. Residents salvage their belongings after a raging fire engulfed around 2,000 houses in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Romeo
Ranoco

39. ASSOCIATED PRESS A child among other visitors prays for good luck during "hatsumode," or their first visit of the year, at Kawasaki Daishi temple in Kawasaki,
near Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.

40. Women riding on a "mikoshi" or portable shrine cheer on carriers as they carry the shrine into the sea during a festival to wish for calm waters in the ocean and
good fortune in the new year in Oiso, west of Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

41. A Kathakali dancer attends the 31st Cochin Carnival at Fort Kochi in the southern Indian city of Kochi January 1, 2015. The Carnival is held annually to welcome the
start of the New Year. REUTERS/Sivaram V

42. Relatives pray during the burial of Hayati Lutfiah, a passenger of AirAsia QZ8501, at a cemetery in Surabaya, Indonesia, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas

43. Dishes of family, who moved to Islamabad from Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province to look for work, are seen outside a house on the outskirts of Islamabad,
Pakistan, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

44. Soniya, 6, whose family moved to Islamabad from Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province to look for work, stands outside their house on the outskirts of
Islamabad January 1, 2015. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

45. Ground fog lies on a field during the first sunrise of 2015 on a field near Warngau, southern Germany January 1, 2015. (REUTERS/Michael Dalder)

46. Ground fog lies down in Inntal valley during the first sunny afternoon in 2015 in the Austrian province of Tyrol January 1, 2015. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)

47. A girl prays on the first day of the new year at the Shinto Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

48. Vienna, AustriaThe Vienna Philharmonic new year concert takes place in the Musikverein concert hall Photograph: Herbert Neubauer/EPA
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