World rings in new decade

REVELLERS worldwide met the new year with spectacular fireworks displays and joyful parties against a backdrop of tightened security.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2010 - 00:00

Cheers and confetti filled New York’s Times Square when the traditional midnight drop of a multi-coloured crystal ball signalled the start of 2010 and a fresh decade.

The city was on high alert following the alleged Christmas Day attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit.

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