From oil spills, wildfires, and floods to Victory Day and the World Cup, these photos tell the stories that defined 2010.
2010: The Year In Photos
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Deputies scuffle during a session of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on April 27. Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside the chamber as lawmakers approved an agreement allowing Russia's Black Sea Fleet to stay at Sevastopol until 2042.
Photo by Gleb Garanich for Reuters
Photo by Gleb Garanich for Reuters
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A riot policeman falls after being hit with a Molotov cocktail near the Greek parliament in Athens during a nationwide strike on May 5, called by civil servants protesting against strict austerity measures.
Photo by John Kolesidis for Reuters
Photo by John Kolesidis for Reuters
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Military airplanes fly over a Kremlin church during a rehearsal for a military parade on Moscow's Red Square on May 9, marking 65 years since the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.
Photo by Maxim Shipenkov for epa
Photo by Maxim Shipenkov for epa
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A giant sinkhole caused by the rains of Tropical Storm Agatha is seen in Guatemala City on June 1. Agatha caused mudslides and road collapses that left some 175 people dead.
Photo by Luis Echeverria for epa
Photo by Luis Echeverria for epa