Australia's biggest city, Sydney, ushers in the New Year 2016 with spectacular midnight fireworks
31st December, 2015
New Year’s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in Paris as fears of jihadist threats cast a pall. Australia's biggest city, Sydney, traditionally the first to host a major event to ring in the New Year, welcomed 2016 with spectacular midnight fireworks as crowds thronged to Harbourside vantage points.