World welcomes New Year 2013

A wave of dazzling firework displays and festivities from Dubai to Sydney say goodbye to 2012 and welcome the new year.

Fireworks illuminate Burj Khalifa while thousands of people gather to celebrate the New Year at midnight in Dubai on January 1, 2013

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AFP

Tue, Jan 1, 2013 12:54 AM AST (Arabian)

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