World parties to ring in New Year despite terror jitters

Millions of people around the world shrugged off terror jitters to ring in 2017 in style, as Sydney kicked off the party with a spectacular fireworks display that lit up its iconic harbour. Getting the festivities started was Sydney, where around 1.5 million people thronged Australia's biggest city to watch midnight fireworks erupting from the Harbour Bridge. Celebrations swung into Europe with the night sky over Moscow's Red Square literally painted red by the fireworks.