New Year's Around the World : BIG PICS

The new year is upon us, and nations around the world welcomed the arrival of 2010.

Take a look at New Year's celebrations as the clock struck midnight in countries worldwide:

NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES (GMT -5 hours): Moments after the ball drops, the air in Times Square in filled with fireworks and confetti.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

TORONTO, CANADA (GMT -5 hours): A crowd at a concert in downtown Toronto celebrates the new year as a fireworks display shimmers overhead.

Photo Credit: (AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (GMT +0 hours): Fireworks explode over London Eye in Central London moments after midnight.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis

PARIS, FRANCE (GMT +1 hours): The Eiffel Tower glows as 400 spotlights shine upon it.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Michel Euler

CORDOBA, SPAIN (GMT +1 hours): A crowd gathers around Tendillas' square to ring in the new year.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

WARSAW, POLAND (GMT +1 hours): Fireworks light the sky above the Constitution Square over the Polish capital.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

BERLIN, GERMANY (GMT +1 hours): Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin shortly after midnight.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gero Breloer

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (GMT +2 hours): Fireworks over the Christmas tree in Lithuania capital city's Cathedral Square.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (GMT +3 hours): Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with fireworks exploding over the Kremlin.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (GMT +7 hours): Bright flashes of red, blue and orange splash over downtown Jakarta's Welcome Monument.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (GMT +8 hours): A fireworks display lights up the night sky as Filipinos gather in a park for New Year's festivities.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Pat Roque

SINGAPORE (GMT +8 hours): The financial district in Singapore glows under the light of fireworks.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Wong Maye-E

BEIJING, CHINA (GMT +8 hours): Although the Chinese New Year isn't until February, that hasn't stopped China's citizens from celebrating 2010.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong

HONG KONG, CHINA (GMT +8 hours): The Two International Finance Centre buildings are illuminated with fireworks. One of the buildings has the word "2010" in a dazzling display.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA (GMT +8 hours): New Year's revelers near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, take in a fireworks display.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin

TOKYO, JAPAN (GMT +9 hours): Balloons fly and cameras flash at Zojoji Temple as Japanese citizens welcome the arrival of 2010.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Greg Baker

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (GMT +10 hours): A massive fireworks shimmers over Sydney Harbor as the clock strikes midnight. The annual display take place over the Sydney Opera house and the city's landmark harbor bridge.

Photo Credit: AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

Compiled by Talal Al-Khatib and Ian O'Neill

Credits: AP Photo