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Reuters Published November 30, 2010
A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the US Capitol in Washington, January 25, 2010. On January 27, 2010, US President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union speech in the House Chamber of the Capitol.
A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the US Capitol in Washington, January 25, 2010. On January 27, 2010, US President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union speech in the House Chamber of the Capitol.
Rescuers evacuate injured people after two trains which crashed head-on in Buizingen, near Halle, February 15, 2010 killing at least 20 people, according to officials and Belgian broadcaster VRT.
Rescuers evacuate injured people after two trains which crashed head-on in Buizingen, near Halle, February 15, 2010 killing at least 20 people, according to officials and Belgian broadcaster VRT.
A Kashmiri protester runs as a tear gas shell fired by the Indian police explodes during an anti-Indian protest in Srinagar, February 20, 2010.
A Kashmiri protester runs as a tear gas shell fired by the Indian police explodes during an anti-Indian protest in Srinagar, February 20, 2010.
A protester clashes with riot policemen during an anti-government rally in Athens, February 24, 2010. Greek police fired teargas at a group of protesting youths on the margins of a march against the government's EU-backed austerity plans.
A protester clashes with riot policemen during an anti-government rally in Athens, February 24, 2010. Greek police fired teargas at a group of protesting youths on the margins of a march against the government's EU-backed austerity plans.
An Israeli border police officer fires tear gas during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2010. Israel's plan to include the biblical Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron in a project for rehabilitating Jewish and Zionist heritage sites continued to touch off violent Palestinian protests.
An Israeli border police officer fires tear gas during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2010. Israel's plan to include the biblical Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron in a project for rehabilitating Jewish and Zionist heritage sites continued to touch off violent Palestinian protests.
A student pretends to brush his teeth as police use water cannons to disperse protesters outside the parliament building in Jakarta, March 2, 2010, where the parliamentary inquiry committee's recommendations over the Bank Century rescue is being held. A parliamentary probe failed to resolve bitter divisions over the fate of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Vice President Boedino, two key pro-market lawmakers in Indonesia's cabinet, signalling conflict over economic reform would continue.
A student pretends to brush his teeth as police use water cannons to disperse protesters outside the parliament building in Jakarta, March 2, 2010, where the parliamentary inquiry committee's recommendations over the Bank Century rescue is being held. A parliamentary probe failed to resolve bitter divisions over the fate of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Vice President Boedino, two key pro-market lawmakers in Indonesia's cabinet, signalling conflict over economic reform would continue.
Graves are seen through the window of an abandoned cemetery care-taker's hut in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, February 27, 2010. Many of those buried in the cemetery died from AIDS or related complications such as tuberculosis (TB). Some 5.7 million people live with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, more per capita than any other country - while 33 million people live with the disease worldwide. Despite having the world's highest number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy, about 850,000, there are millions more
Graves are seen through the window of an abandoned cemetery care-taker's hut in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, February 27, 2010. Many of those buried in the cemetery died from AIDS or related complications such as tuberculosis (TB). Some 5.7 million people live with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, more per capita than any other country - while 33 million people live with the disease worldwide. Despite having the world's highest number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy, about 850,000, there are millions more
The owner of a foodstall tries to recover some of her belongings after the building was destroyed by waves generated by a major earthquake, near the epicenter in Curanipe February 28, 2010. Chilean rescuers used shovels and sledgehammers to find survivors of a huge earthquake in Chile that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered looting by desperate and hungry residents.
The owner of a foodstall tries to recover some of her belongings after the building was destroyed by waves generated by a major earthquake, near the epicenter in Curanipe February 28, 2010. Chilean rescuers used shovels and sledgehammers to find survivors of a huge earthquake in Chile that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered looting by desperate and hungry residents.
Coffins lie on a truck outside the morgue ready for the bodies of earthquake victims in Constitucion, March 2, 2010. Chilean troops patrolled in the wake of a 8.8-magnitude quake that killed at more than 700 people, while the government acknowledged that it has battled to provide aid swiftly because of crumpled highways and major power disruptions caused by the quake.
Coffins lie on a truck outside the morgue ready for the bodies of earthquake victims in Constitucion, March 2, 2010. Chilean troops patrolled in the wake of a 8.8-magnitude quake that killed at more than 700 people, while the government acknowledged that it has battled to provide aid swiftly because of crumpled highways and major power disruptions caused by the quake.
An aerial view shows flooded houses and streets in La Faute, southwestern France, March 1, 2010, following a major storm named Xynthia. France's government declared a natural disaster, enabling victims to claim compensation and free up insurance claims.
An aerial view shows flooded houses and streets in La Faute, southwestern France, March 1, 2010, following a major storm named Xynthia. France's government declared a natural disaster, enabling victims to claim compensation and free up insurance claims.
A boy walks over soil after a landslide in Bududa, 367 km (228 miles) east of the Ugandan capital Kampala, March 3, 2010. Soldiers and villagers in eastern Uganda hacked at mounds of thick mud with picks and hoes in a desperate bid to find more survivors from a landslide that killed at least 80 people.
A boy walks over soil after a landslide in Bududa, 367 km (228 miles) east of the Ugandan capital Kampala, March 3, 2010. Soldiers and villagers in eastern Uganda hacked at mounds of thick mud with picks and hoes in a desperate bid to find more survivors from a landslide that killed at least 80 people.
A Chilean soldier arrests a man for looting as the government cracked down on those breaking the law in the chaos following a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Talcahuano, March 3, 2010. Four days after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake killed around 800 people in south-central Chile, rescue crews with sniffer dogs fanned out around Chile's ravaged cities and villages, searching for survivors inside the mountains of rubble, while police and troops managed to quell looting and violence in the largest cities.
A Chilean soldier arrests a man for looting as the government cracked down on those breaking the law in the chaos following a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Talcahuano, March 3, 2010. Four days after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake killed around 800 people in south-central Chile, rescue crews with sniffer dogs fanned out around Chile's ravaged cities and villages, searching for survivors inside the mountains of rubble, while police and troops managed to quell looting and violence in the largest cities.
Kurdish protesters clash with riot police outside the Kurdish television broadcaster ROJ, where Belgian police are investigating, in Denderleeuw March 4, 2010. Some 300 Belgian police raided 25 addresses across the country in an operation against a Turkish Kurd separatist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a high-placed police source said.
Kurdish protesters clash with riot police outside the Kurdish television broadcaster ROJ, where Belgian police are investigating, in Denderleeuw March 4, 2010. Some 300 Belgian police raided 25 addresses across the country in an operation against a Turkish Kurd separatist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a high-placed police source said.
A man offers a rose to a woman to mark International Women's Day in Belgrade, March 8, 2010.
A man offers a rose to a woman to mark International Women's Day in Belgrade, March 8, 2010.
Antisa Khvichava, 129 years old, rests at her home in the village of Sachino, some 370 km (230 miles) west of Tbilisi, March 11, 2010. Khvichava claims to be the oldest person in the world.
Antisa Khvichava, 129 years old, rests at her home in the village of Sachino, some 370 km (230 miles) west of Tbilisi, March 11, 2010. Khvichava claims to be the oldest person in the world.
A Tibetan exile shouts slogans from inside a police van after being detained during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, March 9, 2010. Dozens of exiled Tibetans protested to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China.
A Tibetan exile shouts slogans from inside a police van after being detained during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, March 9, 2010. Dozens of exiled Tibetans protested to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China.
A man cries as the hearses carrying the coffins of five British soldiers are driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett, southern England, March 11, 2010. Five British soldiers were repatriated to Britain after being killed during the conflict in Afghanistan.
A man cries as the hearses carrying the coffins of five British soldiers are driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett, southern England, March 11, 2010. Five British soldiers were repatriated to Britain after being killed during the conflict in Afghanistan.
A Palestinian girl attends a rally organized by the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza City showing solidarity for the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, March 10, 2010.
A Palestinian girl attends a rally organized by the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza City showing solidarity for the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, March 10, 2010.
A man skies along the Neva River, with the air temperature at about -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit), in central St. Petersburg, March 14, 2010.
A man skies along the Neva River, with the air temperature at about -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit), in central St. Petersburg, March 14, 2010.
An undercover Israeli police officer holds a weapon as another detains a Palestinian suspected of throwing stones during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz, March 16, 2010. Palestinians mounted violent protests in a ?day of rage? in Jerusalem and a US-Israeli crisis over a Jewish settlement project deepened with the cancellation of a US peace envoy's visit.
An undercover Israeli police officer holds a weapon as another detains a Palestinian suspected of throwing stones during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz, March 16, 2010. Palestinians mounted violent protests in a ?day of rage? in Jerusalem and a US-Israeli crisis over a Jewish settlement project deepened with the cancellation of a US peace envoy's visit.
A Palestinian schoolgirl walks past Israeli border police officers on her way home from school during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem, March 16, 2010. Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem and President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy cancelled plans to return to the region as a US-Israeli crisis over Jewish settlement plans deepened.
A Palestinian schoolgirl walks past Israeli border police officers on her way home from school during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem, March 16, 2010. Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem and President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy cancelled plans to return to the region as a US-Israeli crisis over Jewish settlement plans deepened.
A child trains his racing pigeon at the Matraman district in Jakarta, March 18, 2010. Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there.
A child trains his racing pigeon at the Matraman district in Jakarta, March 18, 2010. Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there.
An earthquake survivor poses for a photo while he plays a table game called dominoes at the Cite Soleil slum in Port-au-Prince, March 18, 2010. The man is covered in clothing clips as a penalty for losing multiple hands of the game. International donors are ready to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, experts and officials preparing a high-level donors conference said.
An earthquake survivor poses for a photo while he plays a table game called dominoes at the Cite Soleil slum in Port-au-Prince, March 18, 2010. The man is covered in clothing clips as a penalty for losing multiple hands of the game. International donors are ready to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, experts and officials preparing a high-level donors conference said.
A rioter uses a door as a shield as he is fired on by a metro police officer during a protest at the Phomolong informal settlement, outside Pretoria, March 23, 2010. South African police fired buckshot to disperse township rioters who threw stones and looted shops to protest over poor housing and lack of rail services. Hundreds of people in the Phomolong township near Pretoria blocked roads with rocks and burning tyres, in a latest attempt to persuade the government to supply much-needed infrastructure.
A rioter uses a door as a shield as he is fired on by a metro police officer during a protest at the Phomolong informal settlement, outside Pretoria, March 23, 2010. South African police fired buckshot to disperse township rioters who threw stones and looted shops to protest over poor housing and lack of rail services. Hundreds of people in the Phomolong township near Pretoria blocked roads with rocks and burning tyres, in a latest attempt to persuade the government to supply much-needed infrastructure.
A woman takes out her rubbish beside a mural depicting a British soldier knocking down the door of a house with a sledge hammer in Derry, Northern Ireland, March 23, 2010. The Saville report into Bloody Sunday may not be published until after the general election, local media reported.
A woman takes out her rubbish beside a mural depicting a British soldier knocking down the door of a house with a sledge hammer in Derry, Northern Ireland, March 23, 2010. The Saville report into Bloody Sunday may not be published until after the general election, local media reported.
Somali government soldiers fire on Hezbol Islam insurgents in the capital Mogadishu, March 23,2010.
Somali government soldiers fire on Hezbol Islam insurgents in the capital Mogadishu, March 23,2010.
A girl runs as boys throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations during a media presentation in Holloko, 100 km (62 miles) east of Budapest, March 26, 2010. Locals from the World Heritage village of Holloko, northeast Hungary, celebrate Easter with the traditional ?watering of the girls?, a fertility ritual rooted in Hungarian tribes' pre-Christian past, going as far back as the second century after Christ.
A girl runs as boys throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations during a media presentation in Holloko, 100 km (62 miles) east of Budapest, March 26, 2010. Locals from the World Heritage village of Holloko, northeast Hungary, celebrate Easter with the traditional ?watering of the girls?, a fertility ritual rooted in Hungarian tribes' pre-Christian past, going as far back as the second century after Christ.
Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek, April 7, 2010. At least 17 people were killed and 142 injured in clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz Kabar news agency said.
Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek, April 7, 2010. At least 17 people were killed and 142 injured in clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz Kabar news agency said.
Security personnel detain men during a curfew in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, March 30, 2010. Police have imposed a curfew in parts of the IT hub of Hyderabad after three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslims that killed one person and injured 80, according to local police.
Security personnel detain men during a curfew in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, March 30, 2010. Police have imposed a curfew in parts of the IT hub of Hyderabad after three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslims that killed one person and injured 80, according to local police.
A riot policeman hit by red paint stands guard during a labour union rally against austerity measures in Athens, March 30, 2010.
A riot policeman hit by red paint stands guard during a labour union rally against austerity measures in Athens, March 30, 2010.

As we approach the end of the year 2010, Reuters has selected some of the most dramatic moments and striking imagery from their global coverage of news from the past months. Dawn.com shares with you the first 30 photos.

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