In 2013, Egypt witnessed its second revolution in two years, Syria was wracked by violence, and civil unrest shook Turkey and Ukraine. But for citizens around the world, the year also brought celebrations, sporting victories, and unforgettable moments from daily life. These are some of the photographs that tell the stories of the year.
2013: The Year In Photos
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A woman mourns on September 27 at a monument in Tbilisi to Georgians killed in the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict of 1992-1993.
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Actors stage a performance near the Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on September 28. The 16th-century bridge was destroyed in 1993 during Bosnia's war, and rebuilt from remaining stones in 2004.
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A Tajik woman harvests cotton near the village of Yakhak on October 10.
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The dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. is seen in a reflection above the Capitol Visitor Center on October 15 amid a 16-day government shutdown that brought many federal government services to a halt.
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Muslims in Azerbaijan shop for sheep to slaughter on Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, on October 15.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 16.
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Pakistani teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, who recovered after being shot in the head by Taliban militants in 2012, signs a copy of her memoir "I Am Malala" in London on October 20.
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A sculpture by Czech artist David Cerny floats in the Vltava River in Prague on October 21, shortly before the country's general elections. The giant purple middle finger is directed toward the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech President Milos Zeman.
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Activists protest against the National Security Agency's surveillance programs near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on October 26.
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A Kyrgyz falconer releases his golden eagle during a hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo on November 9.
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Asylum seekers gather around a fire in a forest near the Serbian village of Bogovadja on November 13. Hundreds of migrants from Africa and the Middle East are living in makeshift camps in central Serbia because the country's two asylum centers are full.
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Filipinos line up for food and water in Tacloban city in the central Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 14, 2013. The typhoon left thousands dead and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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Bulgarian students and other protesters carry fake guns during a demonstration in Sofia on November 20 against corruption, low incomes, and high unemployment.
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People place candles at a memorial in Kyiv on November 23 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Ukraine's massive famine, the Holodomor, in which millions died.
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Members of a local swimming club carry the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics torch in the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on November 26.
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Shi'ite women mourn during the funeral of a victim killed in a bombing outside a cafe in Baghdad's Sadriya district on November 26.
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A long exposure shows Mount Sinabung spewing volcanic ash in North Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 28.
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Afghan children attend outdoor classes at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, on December 1.
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Antigovernment protesters clash with police in front of the office of the president in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on December 1. Mass protests erupted after President Viktor Yanukovych rejected closer ties with the European Union.
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A Buddhist monk puts on a gas mask as riot police use water cannon and tear gas against antigovernment protesters outside the Government House in Bangkok on December 2. The protesters were seeking the removal of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra from office.
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A boy kisses a portrait of late South African President Nelson Mandela before a memorial ceremony for the antiapartheid leader in Johannesburg on December 10. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95.
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Riot police storm barricades set up by antigovernment protesters on Independence Square in Kyiv on December 11. The demonstrators refused to leave the square, which they had been occupying for ten days.