Global New Year fireworks usher in 2013


NEW YORK: World cities from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai and London rang in the New Year with spectacular fireworks on Monday, as revelers at Times Square in New York sought to top off the global extravaganza.

The celebrations kicked off on a balmy summer's night in Sydney with a $6.9 million pyrotechnics display curated by pop icon Kylie Minogue the highlight.

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