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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Victims of Pakistani flooding reach for emergency aid in Kot Addu on August 30. UN officials said the humanitarian impact of the floods was the greatest of any disaster in recent history.
Photo by Arif Ali for AFP
Photo by Arif Ali for AFP
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Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), attend a rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on September 3. Turks voted in a referendum on September 12, approving reforms aimed at bringing the constitution into compliance with European Union standards.
Photo by Umit Bektas for Reuters
Photo by Umit Bektas for Reuters
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Afghan villagers load a donkey with election supplies for a village in the Panjshir valley on the eve of a national parliamentary vote, the second since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Nearly a quarter of the votes cast in the September 18 election were disqualified due to fraud or other irregularities.
Photo by Mara Shah for AFP
Photo by Mara Shah for AFP
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Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov speaks to the media on September 18 amid a long-running political standoff with the Kremlin. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sacked Luzhkov 10 days later, saying that he had "lost trust" in the powerful mayor.
Photo by Denis Sinyakov for Reuters
Photo by Denis Sinyakov for Reuters