Professional Norwegian ski jumper Anders Fanneme soars through the air during training for the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, on January 3.
On January 4, some law enforcement officers stand with their backs turned as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral for NYPD officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed in his own squad car the previous month. Many officers were not pleased with the mayor's past sympathetic attitude toward police protests.
A Syrian refugee stands behind a door at a makeshift settlement in the village of Ketermaya, south of Beirut, on January 8.
A winter swimmer does push-ups on the snow-covered banks of the Yangtze River in China, on January 29. The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge stands in the distance.
A wounded volunteer with the Myanmar Red Cross Society reacts after the convoy he was in was fired upon by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.
Berber women wash a child in the village of Ait Sghir in the High Atlas region of Morocco.
Enraged Christians lynch a man they suspected of being involved in a suicide attack on a church in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 15.
A female Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighter stands near a security position in Sinjar, Iraq, on March 13. Women fighters at this PKK base on Mount Sinjar are expected to be ready to fight, just like their male counterparts. Smoke from the front line, which marks their battle against the Islamic State, can be seen from the base.
Four German police cars burn after being set on fire by anti-capitalist protesters on March 18. It happened near the European Central Bank (ECB) building, only hours prior to the official opening of its new headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
Before festivities start at a student parade in Greece, a girl scout holds a Greek national flag. The country has faced severe debt problems this year.
Supporters of the Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressive Congress hits another supporter with a motorbike during celebrations in Kano on March 31.
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on April 22, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke high into the sky.
Gordon Satterly, 61, kisses his husband Richard Brand, 53, at the International Gay Rodeo Association's "Rodeo in the Rock" party in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 24.
Seven-year-old Charles Athrom sits in front of his destroyed home after a tornado swept through Van, Texas, on May 11.
Migrants who were found at sea collect rainwater during a heavy rainfall at a temporary refugee camp outside Maungdaw township in Myanmar on June 4.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with US President Barack Obama after a G7 summit on June 8. Obama sits on a bench as they talk outside the Elmau castle in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Buffaloes escape a fire by the Yamuna river on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, on June 9.
During the eruption of the Mount Sinabung volcano, a family sits inside their car as they prepare to evacuate a dangerous area in the village of Tiga Serangkai in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia on June 24.
Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia, on June 30. At least 30 people were killed.
Massive lightning bolts light up night skies near Barstow, California, during a monsoon storm on July 1.
People participate in the annual one-mile Lake Zurich crossing swimming event on July 1.
A Greek Orthodox priest stands in a safe location away from a forest fire close to Saint George church in Athens on July 17.
Each day scores of cyclists, such as the ones pictured, make the nearly 29-mile downhill journey from Bugarama, Rwanda, to sell bananas. They often hang from the backs of trucks for the return uphill trip.
Chinese former "comfort woman" Zhang Xiantu rests on a traditional brick bed in her house in Xiyan Town, China, on July 18. "Comfort woman" is a Japanese euphemism for women who were forced into prostitution and sexually abused at Japanese military brothels before and during World War II. Xiantu is the only surviving "comfort woman" of the 16 plaintiffs in Shanxi who sued the Japanese government in 1995 for abducting girls and abusing them.
British comedian Lee Nelson throws money at former FIFA President Sepp Blatter as he arrives for a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 20. Blatter is currently banned from all FIFA activities after an investigation into claims of widespread corruption within the organization.
An Afghan boy plays on a merry-go-round on a hilltop in Kabul on July 20.
A swimmer from Italy competes at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia, on July 30.
A man fires a weapon as he dances during a traditional excursion near the western Saudi city of Taif.
Syrian refugees take a selfie soon after arriving at a beach on a Greek island on August 9. About 124,000 migrants have arrived to the Mediterranean islands by sea this year, many via Turkey.
A migrant is rescued by an Italian Navy helicopter in the area where his boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea on August 11.
A Los Padres National Forest firefighter watches a controlled burn on the so-called "Rough Fire" in the Sequoia National Forest, California.
A park ranger surveys damage, on August 18, caused by flooding at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. The park is usually home to some of the world's most majestic wildlife and stunning scenery.
A passenger ship carrying Syrian refugees sails away as a migrant washes himself in the water on August 19.
Photographer Carlos Barria holds a print of a photograph he took in 2005 right after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Here, he matches the print up at the same location 10 years later.
A veterinarian takes a picture of a two-year-old orangutan during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from disease.
Syrian migrants cross under a fence as they enter Hungary at the border with Serbia on August 27.
In Siwa, Egypt, patients such as the one pictured are instructed to lie buried neck-deep in the sand. Locals say taking a sand bath is a natural therapy with powers to cure many medical conditions, including rheumatism, joint pain, infertility, or impotence.
Palestinians scuffle with an Israeli soldier as they try to prevent him from detaining a boy during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.
Migrants do their best to secure a seat onboard a train leaving from Budapest on August 31.
Hungarian policemen stand by a family of migrants as they attempt to run away at the railway station in the town of Bicske, Hungary, on September 3. Bicske houses a camp for refugees and asylum seekers.
Policemen get hit by eggs as farmers from all over Europe take part in a demonstration outside a European Union farm ministers' emergency meeting at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
A Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress inside the remains of his family's home. Witnesses said the home was originally destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war in the summer of 2014. Here, he rests during a sandstorm in Gaza on September 8.
Students travel to school on the roof of a wooden boat in Palembang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island, on September 10. Behind them, haze from forest fires blanket the Musi River.
A local man at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos helps a Syrian refugee who swims exhausted after jumping from a dinghy.
President Barack Obama stands with Pope Francis during an arrival ceremony for the pope at the White House.
China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, kisses a girl from the Yu Ying Public Charter School during a visit to the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, DC, on September 25.
This year, NASA announced they have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer months. Here, an image that shows the dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water.
A policeman leads a group of migrants near Dobova, Slovenia, on October 20.
The moon is seen over the Roman pillars of the Temple of Hercules, on October 24, as a blue light adorns it to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
Thousands of life jackets left by migrants and refugees are piled up at a garbage dump site on the Greek island of Lesbos on November 9.
The Eiffel Tower is lit on November 16 with the colors of the French flag to pay tribute to the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris.
The first married gay couple in Ireland celebrate after the official ceremony on November 17.
Protestors confront police in Chicago on November 25, during demonstrations held in response to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, who was shot by Jason Van Dyke, a Chicago police officer, in October 2014.
Pope Francis waves as he rides through the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on November 27.
A woman swims in a partially frozen lake at a park in the Liaoning province of China.
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