Reuters Releases It's Most Astonishing Pictures Of 2013

Power to the women: Women, who are part of 'Sawt al-Haq' (Voice of Rights), stand with their weapons as they undergo military training in Aleppo February 17, 2013. The group of women are undergoing military training to form the Nazek Obeid group as part of the Sawt al-Haq battalion, which is based on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood

The Most Astonishing Pictures Of 2013: Reuters Releases Its Best Photographs Of The Year -- Daily Mail

* President Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration and Washington's Capitol Hill shooting
* Kenya’s Westgate Mall massacre and Asiana Airlines plane crash
* Vladamir Putin, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange
* India's bus gang rape case, Myanmar prostests and Bali's New Years ritual
* The new pope, Britain's royal baby
* The on-going Syrian war, freedom fighters, chemical weapons
* Destructive winter storms and deadly fires
* Miley Cyrus twerking, grafitti artist Banksy and death of The Sopranos actor, James Gandolfini
* Tennis championships, NFL and soccer matches

From President Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration and Kenya’s horrific Westgate Mall massacre to the on-going Syrian war, destructive winter storms, deadly fires and twerking, the year of 2013 has seen everything.

As the end of the year approaches, news agency Reuters has selected some of the most dramatic moments and striking imagery from their global coverage of news, entertainment and sport.

We see the moment an Israeli policeman drags an ultra-Orthodox man during clashes in the town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem; and the shocking moment a 31-year-old runner gets gored by a bull on Estafeta Street during the sixth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 12.

A photo shows Andy Murray of Britain holding the winner's trophy up to spectators after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon.

And then there is the plane with one empty seat reserved by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden on a plane to Cuba in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, June 24.

Every moment worth remembering from 2013 has been captured, and now, it is time to review the unfolding of events over the past year.

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My Comment: There is a great collection of pictures here .... take the time.