Photo Gallery The World Celebrates Obama Victory

At events around the world, people turned out to watch the results pour in for this historic US presidential election. It was a vote that Newsweek has hailed as "The Global Election."
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The verdict is in from the world's press: This vote represents a new era for America.

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At the Berlin's Babylon cinema, supporters of the Democratic Party turned out to a Democrats Abroad event in support of Obama.

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The event even included hula dancers, a reference to Hawaii, where Obama spent a great deal of his youth.

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America Votes: Several thousand guests turned out for a party hosted by CNN, the American Academy, German news channel n-TV, carmaker Audi and media concern Bertelsmann in Berlin.

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Guests at the party were treated to live results, tasty American treats and celebrities who turned up to show their interest in this truly ...

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... "global election," as Newsweek International calls it on its cover this week. In Germany, the country's biggest broadcasters covered the vote tally live from two major, invitation-only parties.

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Supporters react to Obama's win in Ohio at a party held at the US Embassy in London.

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A man celebrates Obama's victory at a bar in Moscow.

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In Obama, Japan, "Obama Girls" dance to the hula in celebration of Obama's victory.

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Local residents and US citizens visiting Obama, Japan, celebrate in front of a map of the US as Senator Obama advances to win the election.

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In the same city, residents cycle past an "I Love Obama" poster. The town has been pulling out all the stops in the hope that its adopted son would win the election and move into the White House.

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Kenyans in Obama's ancestral homeland sang and danced with joy on Wednesday as they learned of the Chicago senator's election as the next president.

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At Harry's New York Bar, revelers sipped cocktails and bit their nails as the results rolled in.

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La Nouvelle Amerique: Obama supporters pose in front of the Eiffel Tower during an election-night reception.

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The thinking is similar across Europe: In London, the cover of the Times of London reads, "The new world."

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In Moscow, you can already find traditional wooden Matryoshka dolls with Obama's visage.

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A sand sculpture on a beach in eastern India offers congratulations to the new American president-elect.

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In Jerusalem, supporters of president-elect Senator Barack Obama monitor the results of the election.

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