2015: The Year In Photos
This was the year that terrorism and refugees dominated global headlines more than ever. Militants escalated their attacks from Syria to the streets of Paris, while over a million people fleeing conflicts poured into Europe. Here are some of the images which captured the top stories of 2015.
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A view of the art installation 'Thinking of You' in Pristina, Kosovo, on June 12, 2015. Thousands of women's dresses and skirts hang on lines across the pitch of the capital city's main soccer stadium. The work was part of an installation by Kosovo-born British artist Alketa Xhafa-Mripa and the project's producer Anna Di Lellio. It was dedicated to the survivors of sexual violence during the 1998-99 Kosovo War. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)
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The grounds in the Tbilisi Zoo are pictured after floods devastated the area around the Georgian capital in June 15, 2015. (RFE/RL, Mzia Saganelidze)
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Migrants wait for a train to Serbia near a train station in Demi Kapija, in Macedonia, on 18 June 2015. (epa/Nake Batev)
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Margarita Mamun of Russia competes during the rhythmic gymnastics all around final at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 19 , 2015. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)
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Armenian riot police attempt to disperse protesters in Yerevan during a rally against a decision to raise electricity prices, on June 23, 2015. (Photolure/Vahram Baghdasaryan)
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Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan in Indonesia, on June 30, 2015. (Reuters/Roni Bintang)
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Iranians celebrate in Tehran after Iran struck a deal with world powers over its nuclear program in Vienna, on July 14, 2015. (ISNA)
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Protesters wearing masks sit in front of a fire during clashes with Turkish riot police in the Gazi district of Istanbul on July 26, 2015. (epa/Yunus Tosun)
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The shadow of a Pakistani army helicopter is seen next to land surrounded by flood water as villagers sought higher ground in the Rajanpur district, in Punjab province, on August 6, 2015. (AFP)
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A participant in the Mrs Universe 2015 contest takes a selfie as she stands close to a huge mining truck at the BelAZ plant in the town of Zhodino, near Minsk, on August 26, 2015 (AFP/Sergei Gapon)
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Dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks on Mars inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water are seen in an image produced by NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Arizona. Scientists have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer months, on September 28, 2015. (NASA)
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Rubber flotation rings are seen in the sea after migrants made land from overloaded rubber dinghies near Lesbos island in Greece, on October 5, 2015. Over 100,000 refugees and migrants were estimated to have arrived on the Greek islands during August along, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. (EPA/Filip Singer)
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A young girl carries a doll as she and other migrants make their way after crossing the border from Macedonia, at Miratovac, Serbia, on October 15, 2015. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)
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A woman walks inside a bullet-riddled house in the Sur district of the Kurdish dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, on October 30, 2015. Turkish security forces have fought frequent battles with Kurdish militants in the area. (epa/Sedat Suna)
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A picture of passengers of the fatal Russian MetroJet Airbus A321 accident in Egypt is left next to flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the crash. The picture was taken in Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 3, 2015. (epa/Anatoly Maltsev)
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Iraqi Christians, who fled violence in the northern city of Mosul after Islamic State militants took control of the area, arrive for a mass at the Syriac Catholic church at the Ashti camp in Irbil, Iraq on November 8, 2015. (AFP/Safin Hamed)
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People observe a minute of silence at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in tribute to the victims of the November 13 attacks in Paris, France. The picture was taken on November 16, 2015. (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer)
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People carry an effigy of Russian President Putin and tanks while taking part in a march commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, in Prague, Czech Republic, on 17 November 2015. Waves of peaceful protests in Czech and Slovak cities eventually brought down Czechoslovakia's Moscow-backed Communist Government in 1989. (epa/Filip Singer)
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A supporter of Kosovo opposition political parties runs from tear gas during a violent protest in Pristina, Kosovo, on November 18, 2015. Kosovo Police used tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathered to protest the arrest of an opposition lawmaker. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)
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Truck drivers watch Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address, in Ivanovo, on December 3, 2015. The Russian government angered truck drivers when it imposed a levy of 1.5 rubles ($0.02) for each kilometer of heavy trucks travel, effective from November 15. (TASS/Vladimir Smirnov)
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Photographers take pictures of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft carrying the crew of Timothy Peake of Britain, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Timothy Kopra of the United States. The crew was en route to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on December 15, 2015. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov)
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Nasra Zeb is pictured in her late son's room with his belongings on December 14, 2015. Hasan Zeb was one of the 132 students of the Army Public School killed by Taliban militants in Peshawar, Pakistan, on December 16, 2014. (epa/Arshad Arbab)
