Cities throughout the world welcomed 2011 in a variety of ways
Celebrations from around the world - Happy New Year 2011 (CNN)
Pope Benedict XVI led the New Year 2011 solemn mass in Saint Peter's Basilica ahead of his speech. Pope Benedict XVI has urged Christians to remain strong in the face of intolerance and violence in a New Year's appeal that comes hours after a bomb blast outside an Egyptian church killed 21 people.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the New Year 2011 solemn Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday.
Fireworks explode over the skyline of Kuala Lumpur during the New Year celebrations January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
People release balloons as the Tokyo Tower is illuminated to celebrate New Year at a countdown event at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
Ball Drop 2011: Times Square lights at midnight EST, announcing 2011 in New York City. (Edward Dai/The Epoch Times)
Fireworks explode beside the London Eye and The Houses of Parliament on the River Thames during New Year celebrations in London January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2011. Local authorities planned for over 1.5 million people to crowd the Sydney Harbour foreshore and welcome in the new year under the massive fireworks display. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
The number 2011 is written in the air with a sparkler in front of Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) during New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna December 31, 2010. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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