U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton reacts to the crowd in Times Square before pushing the button to lower the crystal ball during New Year festivities in New York January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

Marco Fois of Italy dives into the Tiber River as part of traditional New Year celebrations from one of Rome's many bridges January 1, 2009. Some four men sprinkled 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. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY) 

Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE) 

Students sit in a formation of 2009 during the New Year celebrations outside their school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 31, 2008. Scanners, blocked roads and tight security will temper New Year revelries across India on Wednesday as fear of militant violence hangs over the country after last month's Mumbai attacks. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA) 

A worker looks on as the crystal ball used for new years eve celebrations in Times Square is tested the day before celebrations commence in New York December 30, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2009. Known for its choreographed and themed fireworks displays, this year's show, nicknamed "'The Creation Storm", draws hundreds of thousands of people to the harbour foreshore to watch the spectacle. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

Volunteers fill balloons to hand out to revelers for New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York December 30, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

A reveler stands in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES) 

Nelson Yabut, a police superintendent, distributes paper horns to the passengers onboard on a public transportation in Manila December 31, 2008. Authorities urged people to use paper horns to celebrate New Year's Eve instead of firecrackers due to the high number of accidents arising firecracker use. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A pyrotechnician prepares mortars for the New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin, December 31, 2008. Berlin expects one million visitors for its spectacular New Year's Eve party between the Brandenburg Gate and the Sigessaeule. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

People fly balloons to celebrate New Year at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA) 

Revelers pack Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES) 

A boy wears a hat and a funny glasses as he waits for New Year's Eve festivities to begin in Budapest December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY) 

Firework explode off and around the IFC, the tallest commercial building in Hong Kong, during New Year celebrations January 1, 2009.
REUTERS/Woody Wu (CHINA) 

Spectators watch a fireworks display amidst the rain during a New Year's eve countdown in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila January 1, 2009. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES) 

Spotlights illuminate the sky above Alexander Column in Palace Square as part of a rehearsal for a New Years Eve show in St. Petersburg December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA) 

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2009. Known for its choreographed and themed fireworks displays, this year's show, nicknamed "The Creation Storm", draws hundreds of thousands of people to the harbour foreshore to watch the spectacle. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

Children blow trumpets as they wait for New Year's Eve festivities to begin in Budapest December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY) 

Fireworks explode above Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro January 1, 2009. More than two million people gathered along Rio's most famous beach to witness the 20-minute display and celebrate the beginning of a new year. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL) 

Children with masks blow trumpets as they wait for New Year's Eve festivities to begin in Budapest December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY) 

Stilt walkers perform during a New Year's eve countdown at Manila's Makati financial district January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A general overview shows the illuminated fanmile next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, December 31, 2008. Berlin expects one million visitors for its spectacular New Year's Eve party between the Brandenburg Gate and the Sigessaeule. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

A tourist makes a video hours before it will fill with people celebrating the New Year in snowy Times Square in New York, December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES) 

Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon atop the hill of the Acropolis during New Year's day celebrations in Athens January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE) 

Wesley King, of Annapolis, Maryland, gets a head start on the New Year's celebration as he wears a patriotic hat and glasses in Times Square in New York, December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES) 

Fireworks explode over Marina Bay and the Esplanade theatres during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Singapore January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE) 

Fireworks are seen during New Year's Eve festivities in downtown Budapest January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY) 

People celebrate New Year's Day on an ice rink in Red Square in Moscow January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA) 

A couple kisses next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin January 1, 2009. Around one million visitors attended the German capital's spectacular New Year's Eve party between the Brandenburg Gate and the Sigessaeule. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

Fireworks explode behind the Big Ben clock on the Houses of Parliament in London during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN) 

Participants see in the New Year as they dance through the streets of Cape Town as the traditional Cape Malay Choir parade gets underway, January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA) 

Thousands of revellers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Fireworks explode behind the Christmas tree during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year in Skopje January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Revellers celebrate the New Year on the Skopje square January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Revellers celebrate the New Year by watching the Eiffel tower in Paris January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

An ice swimmer from the traditional club 'Berliner Seehunde' (Berlin seals) takes a dip in the cold waters of lake Oranke in the eastern Berlin district of Alt-Hohenschoenhausen January 1, 2009. A small group of ice swimmers met on Thursday to welcome in the year 2009 by having their traditional New Year's swimming session. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) 

A couple kisses in Times Square as they celebrate the New Year in New York January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES) 

People admire the moment the sun rises just above Mt. Fuji, which is known locally as the "Diamond Fuji", from atop Ryugatake mountain in Fujikawaguchiko town, west of Tokyo on New Year's Day January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) 

Part of 2,700 swimmers take part in the New Year's Day Winter Swimming Gala to celebrate the coming of 2009 at a beach in Hong Kong January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA) 

Thousands of revellers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) 

Fireworks explode behind the Big Ben clock on the Houses of Parliament in London during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN)