2012!

Source: Photo from http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/

Read about "Nine New Years for Russia":
        Russia has celebrated its biggest festivity as New Year 2012.
Russia's Far East was the first to cross  into 2012 with inhabitants of Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Sakhalin Island  raising a glass of chmpagne at the same time as Australia and New Zealand... The locals celebrated with fireworks and other celebratory events held on central squares...

Read the article here:    New Year in Russia  (Russia Today: rt.com)
Learn about the World Celebration of 2012

Newsround: The biggest stories of the year 2011

Ringing In 2012: Around the World Slideshow  (The New York Times)

Welcoming The New Year Slideshow (The Wall Street Journal)

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Hopes For 2012om CNN