New Year festivities around the world welcomes in 2017
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:00 pmNew Year festivities begin to welcome 2017 
Celebrations have begun as people around the world ring in the New Year.
From Sydney in Australia to Pyongyang in North Korea, festive crowds gathered to say goodbye to 2016, a tumultuous year in global politics.
Many cities around the world have stepped up security for New Year's Eve celebrations, after a year in which attackers drove lorries into crowds in Berlin in Germany and Nice, France.
Thousands of extra police will be on duty in London and other cities
Link to Full Aticle - Video - Photos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38477734
Celebrations have begun as people around the world ring in the New Year.
From Sydney in Australia to Pyongyang in North Korea, festive crowds gathered to say goodbye to 2016, a tumultuous year in global politics.
Many cities around the world have stepped up security for New Year's Eve celebrations, after a year in which attackers drove lorries into crowds in Berlin in Germany and Nice, France.
Thousands of extra police will be on duty in London and other cities
Link to Full Aticle - Video - Photos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38477734