Tuesday, 18 December 2012

40 Most Powerful Photos Of 2012

Crisis In Syria
In this March 10 2012 photo, Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled her house in Idlib, north Syria. Her husband and two of her children were killed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
 
 
Barack Obama Re-Elected
President Barack Obama waves to supporters after his victory speech on election night on November 6, 2012 in Chicago. (Somodevilla/Getty Images)

 
 
Usain Bolt Sets A New World Record
Usain Bolt celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record during the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final of the London 2012 Olympics on August 11, 2012. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

 
 
Trayvon Martin Killed
Protesters hold a bottle of Ice tea and Skittles on March 21, 2012, which is what the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was reportedly carrying when he was killed by neighborhood watch person, George Zimmerman. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

 
 
 
The Paralympic
China's Zheng Tao celebrates breaking the world record after winning the men's 100m backstroke during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2012. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Anti-Austerity Protests In Greece
A naked demonstrator flashes the victory sign while running in Athens during a demonstration against the vist of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on October 9, 2012. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Anti-Austerity Protests In Spain
A riot policeman stands behind an injured protester in Spain after clashes during a demonstration in which protesters decried an economic crisis they say has 'kidnapped' democracy, on September 25, 2012. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Felix Baumgartner's Record Jump
Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out of his capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on October 14 2012. Some 52 million people watched YouTube's live stream of Baumgartner's free-fall jump from space. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos, file)
 


Historic Image Of Mars
This image captured by NASA's Curiosity rover and released on August 9 2012, shows for the first time the pebble-covered surface of Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via Getty Images)

 
 
Syrian Refugee Crisis Grows
A Syrian girl who fled the violence in Syria at a shelter housing refugees in the Lebanese city of Arsal on March 26, 2012. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

 
 
Tibetan Monks Self-Immolate
Tibetan Buddhist monks hold lit candles during a protest on November 28, 2012 to express their opposition to China's policies in Tibet after four Tibetans self-immolated in protest at China's rule. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)

 
 
Bloodbath In South Africa
Miners killed during clashes between protesting mine workers and police forces near a platinum mine in Marikana on August 16, 2012. (AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Hurricane Sandy
Lower Manhattan before and after Sandy. (AP Photo)

 
 
Breezy Point After Sandy
A religious statue stands alone in Breezy Point after Hurricane Sandy devastated the waterfront on November 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

 
 
Mohamed Morsi Wins Egypt's Presidential Election
Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi celebrate after Morsi won the presidential elections on June 24, 2012. (AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Morsi Grabs Far-Reaching Powers
Egyptian demonstrators try to climb over a barbed wire fence as Egyptian soldiers stand guard near the presidential palace in Cairo on December 7, 2012 during a protest against President Mohamed Morsi's sweeping powers decree. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

 
 
The House In The Middle Of A Highway
Luo Baogen points at his half-demolished apartment building that stands in the middle of a newly-built highway in eastern China's Zhejiang province on November 22, 2012. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

 
 
Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech marking her Diamond Jubilee on March 20, 2012 as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh sits. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/GettyImages)

 
 
Typhoon Bopha
A resident searches for missing relatives amongst the debris, left by Typhoon Bopha in New Bataan, Phillipines on December 7, 2012. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)



Violence In Congo Spikes
Thousands of Congolese flee the town of Sake, following fresh fighting between M23 rebel outfit against government forces on November 22, 2012. (PHIL MOORE/AFP/Getty Images)
 
 
 
 
Israel-Gaza Conflict
Jihad Masharawi weeps while he holds the body of his 11-month-old son, killed by an Israeli air strike on their family house in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Majed Hamdan)
 
 
 
Aurora Shooting
A family walks past a cross adorned with photographs of victims of the mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre on July 30, 2012 in Aurora Colorado. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
 
Sydney Beaches Turn Red
A swimmer heads towards a red algae bloom at Sydney's Clovelly Beach on November 27, 2012 which closed some beaches for swimming including Bondi Beach for a period of time. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
 
Thanksgiving in Kabul
U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at the coalition base of Kabul, Afghanistan on November 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
 
French Kiss
Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration against gay marriage and adoption on October 23 2012 in Marseille, southeastern France. (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
 
Pussy Riot Stands Trial
Members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot sit in a glass-walled cage in a court in Moscow on October 10, 2012. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/GettyImages)
 
Northern Lights
Northern lights illuminate the sky in Alaska on October 13, 2012 shortly after midnight. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
 
Obama Visits Myanmar
Barack Obama kisses Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the first visit by a serving US president to Myanmar on November 19, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
 
Kim Jong Un Gets Married
Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, waves to the crowd as they tour an amusement park in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency
 
RIo +20 Conference
Partial view of an installation made of recycled plastic bottles representing fishes, in Botafogo beach, in Rio de Janeiro on June 19, 2012, in the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio 2012. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages)
 
Mubarak Stands trial
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom as a judge sentenced him to life in prison after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year in Cairo on June 2, 2012. (STR/AFP/GettyImages)
 
Nicolas Sarkozy's Last Day As President
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the Elysee after Francois Hollande won the elections, on May 15, 2012 in Paris. (PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages
 
Chen Guangcheng In NYC
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng makes remarks to the media upon arriving on the campus of New York University on May 19, 2012 in New York City. The blind Chinese activist escaped from house arrest in China and fled to the U.S. (Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
 
Sunbathers Next To The Costa Concordia
On August 11, 2012, sunbathers sit in front of the wreck of the Costa Concordia outside the port of Isola del Giglio in Tuscany, Italy. (AP Photo, Giacomo Aprili)
 
Vladimir Putin's tears
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses his supporters with tears in his eyes he declared victory in Russia elections, just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, late on March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
 


Communist Party Congress In China
China's top leaders raise their hands to approve work reports during the closing ceremony for the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
 
Breivik Convicted
Self confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik raises his fist in a right wing salute after being sentenced to 21 years in prison, in Oslo on August 24, 2012. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages)
 
Mexico's Drug War
Crosses allegedly left by the drug cartel "Caballeros Templarios" representing members of the drug cartel who have died, show signs of vandalism allegedly left by the Zetas drug cartel on October 24 2012, near the town of Cueramato, Michoacan state, in Mexico. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
 
Hugo Chavez Wins Reelection
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez who just won reelection holds a Venezuelan flag as he greets his supporters from the Miraflores presidential palace balcony in Caracas on October 7, 2012 (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd).
 
Ban Ki-Moon Gangnam Style
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is taught how to dance Gangnam Style by Korean rapper PSY at the UN headquarters in New York on October 23 2012. (AP Photo/United Nations, Eskinder Debebe)

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