From the glittering New Year’s ball drop in New York’s Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic uncertainty, searing violence and natural disasters.
FRANCE 24 takes a look at the best pictures of the 2013 celebrations around the world.
In pictures: New Year's Eve around the World