US: Revellers celebrate in Times Square. More than one million people attend the traditional ball dropPhotograph: Peter Foley/epa/CorbisIceland: Fireworks light up the snow in ReykjavikPhotograph: Arctic-Images/CorbisItaly: Riccardo Russi of Italy dives into the Tiber River from one of Rome's many bridges, as part of traditional new year celebrations. Men sprinkle the muddy water of the Tiber with sparkling wine before taking the plunge from The Cavour bridge, continuing an annual tradition which dates back to 1946 Photograph: Tony Gentile/CorbisRussia: Moscovites welcome the new year in the city's Red SquarePhotograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPANetherlands: Fireworks mark the start of the new year in Amsterdam Photograph: ANP/EPAGermany: Hundreds of people gather at the Reichstag building in BerlinPhotograph: Jan Woitas/EPAEngland: The London Eye is lit up by exploding fireworks during New Year's Eve celebrationsPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFPJapan: Shinto priests leave the main shrine after concluding the Shinto rite to prepare for the new year at Meiji Shrine in TokyoPhotograph: Kimimasa Mayama/epa/CorbisAustralia: Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour BridgePhotograph: Andrew Taylor/EPAThailand: Tourists celebrating with the locals at a crowded bar in Patong district in Phuket Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFPUS: A woman walks on a confetti-strewn sidewalk during a rehearsal for New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square in New YorkPhotograph: Eric Thayer/CorbisScotland: A torchlight procession makes its way along Princes Street in Edinburgh for the start of the new year celebrationsPhotograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty