WORLD GREETS 2009

The world celebrate new year in world wide on 1st January 2009. Up to one million people braved frigid temperatures in newyork city to witness the traditional mid night dropping of the time square. Crowds shouted out the last second sof the year as the huge Orb-glowing and glittering through 2668 crystals and more than 32000 red, blue, green and white bulbe sdecended on a special pillar.

Trajedy marred new year celebration in Tailand, where fire ripped through a trendy Babgok night club killing at least 58 revellers and injuring 243. Several arb states cencelled there palnned celebrations due to the Isralie bombing in palastine.

In south america, as m,any as 2 million prople squeezed on to the Brazils Copacavana beatc in Riodejaneiro. Across the atlantic, crowds braved cillie wheather in london to enjoy fire works along the river thames. While in paris, more than half an million thronged the champs Elysees to ring the new year. Nearly one million gathered at the barandenberg gate in berlin, which this year will mmark the 20 th annursary of the fall of the berlin wall. In Athens the greek youths celebrath\e ne wyear at syntagama square.

In mumbai, tight security was in palace with police keeping a close watch on tarditional water font boat parties. In Goa banned the famous beatch parties with extara para militiary troops deployed to ensure securty.

In congong th etime square the time square celebarted new year. in tokoya laid off workers wre company out int ht ecities hibiea parks during thte holidays.

In the phillipians twenty peoples were wounded by a granade lobbed in to a crowd of new year revellers at a park in the ciies.

Sydney was the first major cioty tim see the new yaer up to a recor\d 1.5 million. Australlina s and tourest scobnverged on the site surrounding sydnys world famous opera house for the citite sbiggest ever fire works display. china also celebrated the new year in the traditional way.