Counting down well tell you how people here in berlin are planning to celebrate with a bang in just two hours time also coming up with. The iranian president Hassan Rouhani breaks his silence on the antigovernment protests sweeping cities across the country earlier the government blocked social media sites and threatened a crackdown will take a closer look at rouhani as an initial reaction. And welcome to the program the world is ringing in the new year and australians were among the first to celebrate with the annual fireworks display in sydney harbor now as the new year sweeps across the globe were seen as celebrations in the greek capital athens. And earlier people fear. Or that there would be little to celebrate as the city was jolted by an earthquake fortunately no damage was done and no one was hurt. Relief and celebrations in athens this hour and meanwhile the german capital berlin people are heading to the party of the year at the Brandenburg Gate and our very own rebecca rigge