1 January 2016 Pictures of the Day

Two Egyptian men and a camel stand on a hill overlooking one of the Giza Pyramids during a New Year's Eve fireworks display near Cairo, Egypt at midnight on Friday, January 1, 2016. (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo)

1 January 2016: Pictures of the Day

The moon is visible above on New Year's Eve at the Giza Pyramids near Cairo, Egypt at midnight on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian policeman riding a camel stands guard during New Year celebrations in front of the pyramids near the Egyptian capital Cairo on January 1, 2016. AFP

A couple kisses while ringing in the new year at Times Square, early Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ashkelon, Israel. People kitesurf during a storm in the Mediterranean sea at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Smoke pours from the Address Downtown Hotel after a fire engulfed several floors of the building. Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

Villingen-Schwenningen, GermanyMembers of the 1810 grenadier brigade fire a 12-gun salute to welcome in the new year . Photograph: Patrick Seeger/EPA

Oiso, Japan. Women ride on a ‘mikoshi’ (portable shrine), as it is carried into the sea during a festival wishing for calm waters and good fortune. Photograph: Yuya Shino/Reuters

London, England. Participants prepare for the London New Year’s Day parade. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

Associated Press. People watch and use their smartphones to take pictures of fireworks to celebrate the new year at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, on Jan. 1, 2016.

Rome, Italy. A man dives into the Tiber as part of the new year celebrations. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

Dunkirk, France. A man and his dog paddle on a surfboard during the traditional new year’s swimming event. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Dunkirk, France. People run into the water for the traditional new year’s dip at Malo-Les-Bains. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Cape Town, South Africa. Thousands of South Africans swim and play on the beach in Muizenberg. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

A swimmer participates in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in Scotland, Britain January 1, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Swimmers kiss as they leave the water during the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in Scotland, Britain January 1, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

People wearing costumes participate in a traditional New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, northern France, January 1, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

People wearing costumes participate in a traditional New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, northern France January 1 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

King and Queen Neptune emerge from the Baltic Sea in Gdańsk, Poland. Members of the Gdańskie Morsy winter swimming club have been taking a New Year’s Day dip since 1974. Photograph: Michal Fludra/Corbis

Lisbon, Portugal. Locals rush to take their first swim of the year during celebrations at Carcavelos beach. Photograph: Tiago Petinga/EPA

Beijing, China. Children skate on a frozen river. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images. Japanese men pound steamed rice into a mochi rice cake to celebrate the new year at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2016. Millions of Japanese people visit shrines and temples to pray for the well-being of their families at the new year.

Palestinian youths wearing masks and 2016 Santa Claus caps take a selfie as they attend the New Year celebrations in a heavy rain along the street in Gaza City, Friday, January 1, 2016. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)

A resident throws water from a bucket on the roof of a house as he tries to extinguish a fire at a residential district, amidst New Year celebrations in Manila January 1, 2016. Local media reports said about 2000 families were rendered homeless after a fire caused by firecrackers gutted houses during New Year celebration in Manila. (Photo by Czar Dancel/Reuters)

Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, early Friday, January 1, 2016. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

'Tar Barrel Men' process through the streets of Allendale carrying torches and flaming barrels in the annual Allendale Tar Barrel festival in Allendale, northern England, 1 January 2016, Picture: Getty Images

Associated Press. A police officer, right, walks past revelers playing with confetti in New York's Times Square after the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

An aerial view shows people with colorful bonnets taking part in the traditional New Year's dive ('Nieuwjaarsduik') on the beach of Scheveningen, The Netherlands on Jan.1, 2016. Tens of thousands of participants dip into the cold North Sea water every year in the Netherland's largest dive held at the beach of Scheveningen. It is a Dutch tradition that started in the 1960s, after a swim club decided to start the year with a plunge in the sea.   AFP/Getty Images

Steam and traction engine enthusiasts take part in a New Year's Day Parade in central London, on Jan. 1, 2016.  Justin Tallis, AFP/Getty Images

A dog stands on sandbags due to severe flooding in Carrickobrien, Ireland, 1 January 2016. Picture: PA

Jiangxi Province, China. New Year’s Day dawns in Jiujiang. Photograph: Hu Guolin/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Police officers photograph fireworks as they guard Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, January 1, 2016. Putin is using his New Year's message to commemorate both the country's current fight in Syria and the battles of World War II seven decades ago. The recorded message was being televised just before midnight Thursday in each of Russia's nine time zones. (Photo by Denis Tyrin/AP Photo)

Ukrainian nationalists hold torches during a march in Lviv to mark the 107th anniversary of the birth of Stepan Bandera. A leader of anti-Soviet fighters during World War II, Bandera was allegedly assassinated by the KGB in 1959.YURIY DYACHYSHYN / AFP - Getty Images

A police officer patrols in front of a train at the main train station in Munich, Germany, on Jan. 1, 2016. German police lifted an alert of an imminent attack in Munich, hours after two key train stations were evacuated over fears that a New Year suicide bomb assault was being planned.  Christof Stache, AFP/Getty Images

A Kashmiri Muslim protester throws petrol bombs towards Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Jan. 1, 2016. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters demanding the disbanding of Village Defence Committee (VDC), a body of civilian volunteers armed by the government to fight insurgents, after their members allegedly killed three people including a woman and her 4-year-old son recently.   Dar Yasin, AP

An eyewitness sits with her dog at the scene of a shooting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, January 1. At least two people were killed and four were injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of people near a pub, authorities said.

A man in costume is seen before the 91th Sao Silvestre international 15 km race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1 January 2016. Picture: Getty Images

Pope Francis asperses incense as he celebrates a mass after opening the Holy door of the St. Mary Major's Basilica in Rome, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

People pray on the first day of the new year at the Shinto Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Jan. 1, 2016. Reuters

A Kurdish boy protects himself against the cold as heavy snow hits the city of Sirnak, southeastern Turkey, on Jan. 1, 2016.BULENT KILIC / AFP - Getty Images

Slovenia's Peter Prevc soars through the air during his trial jump at the second stage of the 64th four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo

Members of the President's Bodyguard (PBG), a cavalry regiment of the Indian Army, patrol near Rashtrapati Bhawan, the official home of the Indian president, in New Delhi on January 1, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ Anna ZIEMINSKI / AFP / ANNA ZIEMINSKIANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Fireworks light the sky above the Statue of St. Wenceslas at Prague¥s Wenceslas Square during the New Year celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (Katerina Sulova/CTK via AP) SLOVAKIA OUT

A group of Disney cast members watch the first sunrise of the new year by the Cocoa Beach Pier, Fla., Friday, Jan. 2016. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)

A couple watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1, 2016. Reuters

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Tokyo Bay, Japan. People watch the sun rise on New Year’s Day. Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Dvorets, Belarus. A pair of mute swans on the Molchadka river near the village of Dvorets. Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reutersoes