Fireworks lit up the skies in capitals from Athens to London as Europeans ushered in a new year, hoping for better economic times. 2010 was a grim year for the European Union, with a number of countries experiencing deep financial trouble. (Dec. 31)
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As millions gathered worldwide to ring in the New Year, tens of thousands of Londoners gathered on the banks of the River Thames near the London Eye Ferris wheel for the city’s fireworks display. (Dec. 31)
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Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm weather pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. (Dec. 31)
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Hundreds of Muscovites watched in Red Square as a grand fireworks display lit up the sky over St Basil’s cathedral to mark the arrival of 2011. The revellers enjoyed the festivities in a snowstorm with temperatures well below freezing. (Dec. 31)
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Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm winter air sliced through parts of the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least half a dozen people, injuring dozens of others. (Dec. 31)
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People massing in New York City for the big New Year’s celebration there offer up their resolutions for 2011. (Dec. 31)
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New Year’s celebrations were held in Sydney, Australia, Seoul, South Korea and Taipei, Taiwan before cold crowds of hundreds of thousands of revelers. (Dec. 31)
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Directors and stars chat about ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Thor’, ‘Green Hornet’, ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ and ‘Green Lantern’. (Dec. 31st)
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Billy the Kid, the Old West outlaw who killed at least three lawmen and tried to cut a deal from jail with territorial authorities, won’t be pardoned, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said. (Dec. 31)
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New Zealand’s main city of Auckland became one of the first to see in the new year with onlookers packing the harbour to enjoy a huge fireworks display (Jan. 1)
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