East Asia Celebrates the New Year

Fireworks crackled through the night skies in New Zealand and Australia as the two countries started the worldwide celebration of the first moments of 2014.Crowds gathered in public spaces in major cities across the Asia-Pacific region to ring in the new year with music, fireworks and revelry.Fireworks erupted from Auckland's Sky Tower as revelers danced in the streets. In Sydney, Australia, more than a million people watched fireworks launched for the first time in more than a decade...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mardi 31 décembre 2013