Eiffel Tower, Paris New Year 2013 Fireworks Celebration

Eiffel Tower, Paris New Year 2013 Fireworks Celebration

 Celebrations are being held around the world to mark the new year.

Celebrations have been held for the first time in Burma, where large public gatherings were banned by its previous military rulers.


Fireworks lit up the skyline in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, while South Korea ushered in the new year with the traditional ringing 33 times of the 15th century Bosingak bell in the capital Seoul.