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Matthias Schrader/AP
Plunging off the Cliff
Matthias Schrader/AP
A-Hunting We Will Go
David Ramos/Getty
Lazy Saturday
Alexander F. Yuan/AP
Flour Fight
David Ramos/Getty
Outrage Over Gang Rape Continues
Altaf Qadri/AP
Anniversary of Tsunami Landfall
Lakruwan Wanniarachchi, AFP/Getty
Holidays in Ruins
Andrew Burton/Getty
Pakistani Christmas
Farooq Naeem, AFP/Getty
Resistance to Rape
Kevin Frayer/AP
Christmas in Bethlehem
Debbie Hill / UPI-Landov
Shrine Shelter
John Moore/Getty
Presidential Pupil
Vladimir Konstantinov/Reuters
Its the End of the World
Robin Van Lonkhuijsen / Reuters-Landov
Royal Visit
Pool photo by Jeremy Selwyn
Bombing in Afghanistan
Musadeq Sadeq/AP
National Meeting
Ng Han Guan/AP
Besmirched Ballot
Marco Longari/AFP, via Getty
Starry Sight
Menahem Kahana/AFP, via Getty
Funeral in Aleppo
Manu Brabo/AP
Protest
Yorgos Karahalis / Reuters-Landov
Syria Camp
Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo
March to Manila
Dondi Tawatao / Getty Images
Listen Here
Mohammed Salem, Reuters / Landov
Happy Hanukkah
Abir Sultan / EPA-Landov
Swimwear Streak
Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images
Voter Registration
Carl de Souza / AFP / Getty Images
Merry Christmas
David W Cerny / Reuters-Landov
Depressing Displacement
Juan Medina, Reuters / Landov
Turner Prize Awarded
Stefan Wermuth, Reuters / Landov
Spectators
Mahmud Hams, AFP / Getty Images
Gaza by Candlelight
Suhaib Salem / Reuters-Landov
Factory Survivor
Andrew Biraj, Landov / Reuters
Somber Visit
Sean Dempsey / WPA Pool / Getty Images
Reflection
Dai Kurokawa / EPA-Landov
Fire in Kashmir
Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
Spilled Milk
John Thys, AFP / Getty
Ashes
AFP / Getty Images
Ashura
Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP-Getty Images
Indigenous Filming
Felipe Dana / AP Photo
Giving Thanks
Mario Tama / Getty Images
Happy Anniversary
Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters-Landov
Seized by Rebels
Phil Moore, AFP / Getty
Machete Attack
Tony Karumba, AFP / Getty
Smoldering Stock
Bulent Kilic, AFP / Getty Images
Window Cleaner
Karim Kadim / AP Photo
Austerity Enforcement
Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP Photo
Out of the Fire
Ali Hassan / Reuters-Landov
Homecoming Parade
Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
Portugal Bailout
Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung, pool photo via Getty Images
Shelling in Gaza
Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
Malala Day
Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
Future Nation
Allison Joyce / Getty Images
Cape Kites
Nic Bothma, EPA / Landov
Sunrise Station Scurry
Mario Tama / Getty Images
Sandy Destroys
Mario Tama / Getty Images
Impact
Jessica Hill / AP Photo
No Monti Day
Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters-Landov
Mecca March
Fayez Nureldine, AFP / Getty Images
Resting Vigil
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Landov / Reuters
Through the Looking Glass
Pascal Rossignol / Reuters-Landov
Children at Play
Zain Karam / Reuters-Landov
Early Voter
Marc Piscotty / Getty Images
Protective Procession
Dar Yasin / AP Photo
Explosion in Beirut
Hasan Shaaban / Reuters / Landov
We are Malala
Ben Job / Landov-Reuters
Mourning
Said Khatib, AFP / Getty Images
Treading Water
Hugh Gentry / Reuters-Landov
Pride Games
Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Bath Time
Mast irham / EPA-Landov
Fire and Light
Ruslan Shamukov / ITAR-TASS-Landov
Young Guns
Bagus Indahno, EPA / Landov
Military March Madness
Beawiharta, Reuters / Landov
Golden Buddha
Andrew Biraj / Reuters-Landov
Lunar River Surge
Shen Da, Xinhua / Landov
Lift Up
Said Khatib, AFP / Getty Images
Look to the Light
Ariel Marinkovic / EPA-Landov
Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets
Yannis Behrakis / Reuters-Landov
Bolivia Miners Protest
Juan Karita / AP Photo
Armed With A Guitar
Zain Karam, Reuters / Landov
Kaparot Ceremony
Menahem Kahana, AFP / Getty Images
Demonstrating Disapproval
Hassan Ammar / AP Photo
Rupee Rumble
Mahesh Kumar A / AP Photo
After the Flames
Noel Celis / AFP-Getty Images
Dry Rehearsal
Paulo Whitaker, Reuters / Landov
Back at It
Fadeichev Sergei / Itar-Tass-Landov
Embassy Ambush
STR / AFP / Getty Images
We the People
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Recording the Mayhem
Esam Omran Al-Fetori, Landov / Reuters
Shoulder To Cry On
John Moore / Getty Images
Hindu God Workshop
Diptendu Dutta, AFP / Getty Images
Festival of the Winds
Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images
On the Waterfront
Kevin Coombs / Reuters-Landov
Media Mob
Carlos Barria, Reuters / Landov
Soundcheck Swing
David Goldman / AP Photo
Put Your Paws Up
Misha Japaridze / AP Photo
Lively Living Dead
Adam Pretty / Getty Images
Ethiopians Enduring Elements
Carl De Souza, AFP / Getty Images
Victory Lap
Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
Not Again
Mario Tama / Getty Images
Stand Clear of the Closing Door
Eduardo Verdugo / AP Photo
RNC Gears UP
Charles Dharapak / AP Photos
Follow the Lederhosen
Johannes Simon / Getty Images
Honoring Neil Armstrong
Joe Klamar / Getty Images
Family Portrait
John Moore / Getty Images
Over the Rainbow
Simon Akam / Reuters
Unrest in Togo
Emile Kouton, AFP / Getty Images
Eruption
Gary Granja, Reuters / Landov
Tinder Box
Pedro Armestre, AFP / Getty Images
French Dip
Vincent Kessler / Reuters
Taking a Bath
Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters-Landov
Protesting Putin's Punishment
Francois Lenoir, Reuters / Landov
Inside Aleppo
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
Holiday Travels
Shariful Islam / Xinhua-Corbis
Understudies
Andy Wong / AP Photo
Close Encounter
Juan Herrero, EPA / Landov
Head Over Wheels
Stefano Rellandini, Reuters / Landov
Moving Over Mud
Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Ruby Rhythmic Ribbon
Ronald Martinez / Getty Images
Deluge Continues
Rolex Dela Pena, EPA / Landov
Stranded
Jay Directo, AFP / Getty Images
Black and Blue and Gold
Paul Sancya / AP Photo
Synchronized Beauty
FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT
Blue Streak
Kai Pfaffenback, Reuters / Landov
Lifting's Last Leg
Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
Power Plunge
Jorge Silva / Reuters
In Deep
David J. Phillip / AP Photo
Candlelight Clip
Bikas Das / AP Photo
Quiet in Chaos
Uriel Sinai / Getty Images
Uplifting Moment
Chris McGrath / Getty Images
Evening Prayers
Athar Hussain / Reuters-Landov
Last Leg To London
Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
Eye on the Prize
Julie Jacobson / AP Photo
Summer in Siberia
Ilya Naymushin / Reuters-Landov
Opening the Floodgates
Xiao Yijiu, Xinhua / Landov
Burning Effigy
John Javellana, EPA / Landov
Cover Up
Christopher Weddle, Centre Daily Times / Getty Images
Ramadan at Dusk
Noah Seelam, AFP / Getty Images
Clinical Catnap
Paul J. Richards, AFP / Getty Images
Watery Embrace
Sergei Grits / AP Photo
Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela
Bogdan Cristel / Reuters-Landov
Bathing Beauties
Karpov Sergei, ITAR-TASS / Landov
Crop Rotation
Bogdan Cristel, Reuters / Landov
Here's Mud in Your Eye
Lee Jae-Won, Reuters / Landov
Double Rainbow
Gene Blevins / Reuters-Landov
One More Cast
Heino Kalis, Reuters / Landov
Knee Deep
David Ramos / Getty Images
Strike!
Mario Cruz / EPA-Landov
Housecall
Susan Walsh / AP Photo
Not Forgotten
Dada Ruvic, Reuters / Landov
Gory Days
Daniel Ochoa de Olza / AP Photo
Ahmad Masood / Reuters-Landov
Mass Marriage
Ali Jarekji / Reuters
Jungle Protest
Juan Karita / AP Photo
Spring Training, Italian Style
Marco Luzzani / Getty Images
Weary Traveler
Paula Bronstein / Getty Images
Cool Waters
Dado Ruvic / Reuters
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Mikhail Metzel, Pool, AFP / Getty Images
Sleeping
Athar Hussain / Reuters-Landov
Free Float For Florida
STR / AFP / Getty Images
Survivors Strut It
Sebastian Scheiner / AP Photo
Paying Homage
Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times via Getty Images
Small Steps
Rahmat Gul / AP Photo
Raising the Bar
Eric Gay / AP Photo
Wazza Up
Giuseppe Cacace, AFP / Getty Images
Awaiting the Future
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters-Landov
Perished Pink Princess
Paul Ellis, AFP / Getty Images
Title Drive
Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images
Goodbye
Eyad Baba / AP
At Their Mercy
Munir Uz Zaman, AFP / Getty Images
Hang Up Your Boots
Emilio Morenatti / AP Photos
Braking Dawn
Bob Edme / AP Photo
Soggy Sari
Kevin Frayer / AP Photo
Hotel Holiness
Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
Pointed Revolt
Amr Nabil / AP Photo
A Sea of Purple
Yawar Nazir / Getty Images
A Brief Respite
AP Photo
Reaching Out
Youssef Boudlal, Reuters / Landov
On Golden Pond
Anjum Naveed / AP Photo
Roland Rewards Russian
Christophe Ena / AP Photo
Merchant Midst Malcontent
Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters / Landov
Marching Orders
Andy Wong / AP Photo
Worth a Thousand Words
Suhaib Salem / Reuters-Landov
Smiling on England
John Cantlie, Pool / Getty Images
Through the Eyes of Children
Ahmad Jamshid / AP Photos
Behind the Thames
John Stillwell, AFP / Getty Images
Aerobatic Arrangement Aglow
Dmitry Lovetsky / AP Photo
Sorrowful Sailor's Send-Off
Steve Helber / AP Photo
Remains Returned
Mohammed Ballas / AP Photo
Window Dressing
MOHAMMED SALEM
Hats Off, Sailors!
Mark Wilson / Getty Images
Flood of Memories
Brendan Smialowski, AFP / Getty Images
Sync and Swim
Michael Kooren, Reuters / Landov
Belarus Border Brigade Bash
Vasily Fedosenko, Reuters / Landov
Midday Monkey Mischief
Channi Anand / AP Photo
Kiev Kerfuffle
Maks Levin / AP Photo
Closed for Business
Alkis Konstantinidis / EPA-Landov
Cigarette Break
Joe Penney, Reuters / Landov
World Unrest
Ivan Alvardao, Reuters / Landov
Gay Group Leader Attacked
Anatolii Stepanov, Reuters / Landov
Summery Swim
STRDEL / AFP / Getty Images
'Blockupy' Bunny Brandishing
Boris Roessler, EPA / Landov
The Heat is On
Biswaranjan Rout / AP Photo
From Brawler to Prince Charming
Patrick Clemente / Landov
So Long, Farewell...
Patrick Kovarik / AP Photo
Images Not to Forget
Dai Kurokawa, EPA / Landov
Police Pull Palestinian
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP / Getty Images
Samaritan Sect Starts Saunter
Ammar Awad, Reuters / LAndov
High Dive
Al Bello
Grief
Agung Kuncahya B. / Xinhua-Landov
Winner, Meet Loser
Lionel Bonaventure, AFP / Getty Images
A New Kind of Dictator
Keith Bedford, Reuters / Landov
Moscow Melee
Sergey Ponomarev / AP Photo
Chasing the Moon
Darryl Webb, Reuters / Landov
Fashion Flash Forward
Rob Griffith / AP Photo
Panda Transfer
China Daily, Reuters / Landov
Hair-Raising
Shawn Thew / EPA-Landov
Warming Up
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo
Kaleidoscope Country
Jens Wolf, DPA / Landov
Lip Service
Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo
Sweet Socialist Smooches
Joel Saget, AFP / Getty Images
Phoenix's Flying Fans
Ross D. Franklin / AP Phot
Beef, Well Worried
Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo
Carnation Revolution
Rafael Marchante / Reuters-Landov
Commander Came Calling
Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
Counting Ammo
Guillermo Legaria, AFP / Getty Images
Through the Tulips
Carsten Koall / Getty Images
Synchronized Semblance Swimming
Leon Neal, AFP / Getty Images
Gun Show
Martin Meissner / AP Photo
100 Days Out to the Olympics
Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo
Smithsonian Stows Space Shuttle
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Just Do It!
Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters / Landov
Red Light District
David Guttenfelder / AP Photo
Let There Be Light
Nir Elias / Reuters-Landov
Big Reveal
David Guttenfelder / AP Photo
Tear Gas Attack
Hasan Jamali / AP Photo
Evacuation
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters-Landov
Trapped Miners
Martin Mejia / AP Photo
Still Our Dear Leader
Bobby Yip, Reuters / Landov
Regatta Have It
Sunday Alamba / AP Photo
Knockout!
Olivia Harris, Reuters / Landov
Twenty Years Later
Amel Emric / AP Photo
Holy Thursday
Attila Balazs, MTI / AP Photo
Death in Athens
Alkis Konstantinidis / EPA-Landov
Primed and Ready
Rod Lamkey Jr., The Washington Times / Landov
Molotov Rebellion
Hamad I Mohammed, Reuters / Landov
Shaven Image
Lucas Jakcson, Reuters / Landov
Surfs Up
Mark Blinch / Reuters-Landov
Clash 'Land Day'
Ammar Awad, Reuters / Landov
Debt Crisis
Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
Passover Prep
Uriel Sinai / Getty Images
On Your Mark
Jewel Samad, AFP / Getty Images
Flying High
Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images
Voted
Issouf Sanogo, AFP / Getty Images
Unrest
Ahmed Jadallah, Reuters / Landov
Toy Soldiers
Bay Ismoyo, AFP / Getty Images
Burn Baby Burn
Yusuf Ahmad / Reuters
Through the Roof
Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
Happy New Year
Mustafa Najafizada / AP Photo
Olympics Bound
SERGIO MORAES
Anchors Aweigh
Paul Todd, Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images
Uprising
Reuters-Landov
Exhilaration
Chris Keane, Reuters / Landov
Stuck in the Middle
Mario Ruiz, EPA / Landov
Mourning
Jorge Cabrera / Retuers-Landov
Lines in the Sand
Dinesh Gupta / AP Photo
The Sky Is Falling
Uriel Sinai / Getty Images
Chilling on the Rivera
Valery Hache, AFP / Getty Images
Staying Strong
Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo
Rough and Tumble
Pawel Kopczynski, Reuters / Landov
Starstruck
Samir Hussein / Redferns via Getty Images
Holi
Kevin Frayer / AP
At The Races
Shirlaine Forrest, WireImage / Getty Images
Moscow Heats Up!
Thomas Peter, Reuters / Landov
And They're Off!
Jonathan Nackstrand, AFP / GETTY IMAGES
Moonwalk
Pierre Verdy, AFP / Getty Images
Sim City
Wu Hong, EPA / Landov
Smile!
David Goldman / AP Photo
Destroyed
Sarah Conrad / Landov
Detained
Kirill Kudrayvtsev, AFP / Getty Images
An Early Bloom
Stan Honda, AFP / Getty Images
Nothing to See Here
Aamir Qureshi, AFP / Getty Images
Grief-Stricken
Ammar Awad, Reuters / Landov
Eye of the Storm
Ahmad Masood, Reuters / Landov
Hello, Spring!
Lehtikuva / Reuters
Through the Looking Glass
Ali Ali, EPA / Landov
Jackknife
Andrew Winning, Reuters / Landov
We're With Hadi
Hohammed Huwais, AFP / Getty Images
Fierce Winds
Mark Ralston, AFP / Getty Images
Devastation
Roberto Escobar / EPA-Landov
Casting A Long Shadow
Paul Sancya / AP Photo
Exiled
Manish Swarup
Happy Birthday!
Kyodo-Reuters-Landov
Be Mine
Mariana Bazo / Reuters
She's Ready for Her Close-up
Craig Ruttle
Enough!
Louisa Gouliamaki, AFP / Getty Images
Bucharest Blues
Radu Sigheti / Reuters-Landov
Under the Sea
Jose Sena Goulao, EPA / Landov
Feb. 9, 2012
DPA / Landov
Feb. 8, 2012
Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
Feb. 7th, 2012
Punit Paranjpe / AFP / Getty Images
He Really Went Disney World
Gene Duncan / Gene Duncan
A Giant Catch
Lucy Nicholson / Landov
Snow at the Colosseum
Andreas Solaro, AFP / Getty Images
Bird Bath
Thomas Kienzle, AFP / Getty Images
It's Cold Out There
Gleb Garanich / Reuters-Landov
Devoted
Chris Schneider / AP Photo
Finding Beauty
Nacho Doce
Australian Open
Ryan Pierse, Pool, EPA / Landov
Bare Bones
Anja Niedringhaus / AP Photo
Tragedy
Ricardo Moraes, Reuters / Landov
Economic Blues
Matt Cardy / Getty Images
Jail Break
Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP / Getty Images
Back in Business
ASMAA WAGUIH
Dragon Dance
Feng Li / Getty Images
Child's Play
Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
Disputed
Marco Longari, AFP / Getty Images
Eye on the Ball
PA Photos / Landov
Back-to-School Blues
Lungelo Mbulwana / AP Photo
Tour Down Under
Morne de Klerk / Getty Images
Pucker Up
Saurabh Das / AP Photo
Life Lesson
To the Sea
Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP / Getty Images
Heads Up
Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images
The Reaper
Wu Hong, EPA / Landov
Pink Elephants
Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images
Going, Going, Gone
Maritime New Zealand / Reuters / Landov
Flames of Fury
Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP / Getty Images
Men at Work
Andrew Biraj / Reuters
Remembrance
Muzaffar Salman / AP Photo
Newly Minted
Gabriel Bouys, AFP / Getty Images
High Tide
Robin Utrecht, AFP / Getty Images
Next Stop New Hampshire
Matt Rourke
Starch and Stripes
Rick Wilking / Reuters
Winter Finally Arrives
Amy Sancetta / AP Photos
