Photos of the Year
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Arts and Entertainment
Afghanistan
Canadian Forces soldier Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums on Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar, overlooking the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. -
Nature
Cliff-Climbing Polar Bear
A male polar bear climbs precariously on the face of a cliff above the ocean at Ostrova Oranskie in northern Novaya Zemlya, attempting to feed on seabird eggs. -
Spot News
On Revolution Road
Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya. For weeks, rebels held out against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi with the hope that the world would come to their aid. Defiance faded as the dictator's planes and tanks began to retake what had been dubbed 'Free Libya.' -
Contemporary Issues
Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, in between clients in a room she rents in Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine. Maria injects drugs on a daily basis and sees many men every week but claims she remains HIV negative. She says she need the money to support herself, her drug habit and her nine-year-old daughter. -
People in the News
A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15, 2011. -
Daily Life
North Korea
A picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, decorates a building in the capital Pyongyang. -
Portraits
Danish and Iranian Culture
Iranian-born actress Mellica Mehraban, 27, grew up in Denmark, but debuted as an actor in Iran in 2011. Taking the lead role as a villain in the spy drama 'Fox Hunting', she learned firsthand about the culture of her native country. -
General News
Mubarak Steps Down
Protesters cry, chant and scream in Cairo's Tahrir Square, after listening to the speech in which Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would not give up power. -
Sports
Ironman World Championships
Triathletes swim over a school of fish at the start of the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship at Kailua Bay in Kona, Hawaii.
