World rings in 2012 and bids adieu to a tough year

Russians celebrate the New Year on Red Square in Moscow, with the Kremlin Spassky tower and the Mausoleum of Lenin in the background.

Fireworks glittered and boomed as revelers in Australia, Asia and the Middle East welcomed 2012 and others around the world looked forward to bidding adieu to a year marred by hurricanes, tsunamis and economic turmoil. 

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