well though violence during past festivities here in germany make security a top priority also coming up the largest protests since two thousand and nine group iran the government blocks access to social media apps turning. to demonstrators are shot dead in the west of the country. i'm at home and welcome to the program the world has begun to reign in the new year and australians were wrong the first to celebrate sydney started off the new year with a bang a display of fireworks dazzling spectators around the city's iconic harbor this year celebrations had a rainbow theme to celebrate the introduction of same sex marriage to australia in december well there are still if. few hours to go to midnight here in berlin