The New Year, Around the Globe

All day, ABCNEWS.com is featuring live streaming video of New Year’s celebrations around the globe. From Seoul, South Korea, where the festivities include striking an ancient bronze bell 33 times, to a fireworks display at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, the ABC News website is counting down to 2009 in time zones around the world. The video streams from 5 minutes before the hour until 5 minutes after leading up to celebrations in the United States, including Times Square.