Fireworks explode over the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, to celebrate New Year's in London on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Champagne bottles dating back decades are on display inside the base of the central tower of the Washington National Cathedral during a tour on damage caused by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August of 2011, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 22, 2013. Former Head Stone Carver Vince Palumbo and his crew saved a bottle from each New Year celebration. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Champagne bottles dating back decades are on display inside the base of the central tower of the Washington National Cathedral during a tour on damage caused by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August of 2011, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 22, 2013. Former Head Stone Carver Vince Palumbo and his crew saved a bottle from each New Year celebration. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
The New York Police Department assigned thousands of extra patrols to Times Square last year on New Year’s Eve to control the crowd and watch for any signs of trouble. The same treatment is expected Monday, as security in the tourist haven is an NYPD focus point in the post-9/11 world. (Associated Press)
Two children sitting on a church pew look back as a New Year's Day morning mass is conducted at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press)
Two children sitting on a church pew look back as a New Year's Day morning mass is conducted at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press)
A churchgoer raises her hands as she prays for peace in the New Year's Day morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic on Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (Associated Press)
A churchgoer raises her hands as she prays for peace in the New Year's Day morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic on Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (Associated Press)
Late on New Year's Day, Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks past reporters after a closed-door meeting meeting of House Republicans as the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate last night waits for a vote in the GOP-controlled House, at the Capitol, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
