The best photos of 2011 from around the globe. Warning: All images in this entry are shown in full, not screened out for graphic content. Some images contain dead bodies, graphic content and tragic events. We consider these images an important part of human history.
- Adam Pretty
- Afghan air force
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Ahmed Madobe
- Air Force Academy
- al-Qaeda
- al-Shabab
- Amy Winehouse
- Anders Behring Breivik
- Andrew Smith
- Anupam Nath
- Argentina
- Arkansas
- Ascot
- Athens
- Australia
- Aviation Regiment
- Barack Obama
- Barcelona
- Bashar al-Asad
- Beverly Winans
- Boston Bruins
- Brian Dennison
- British Columbia
- Brittany Viola
- Bronte Beach
- Bruce Bennett
- Bryan Denton/The New York Times
- Buckingham Palace Garden Party
- Bureau of Meterology in Sydney
- Business
- Cameron Spencer
- Canada
- Cape Canaveral
- Captured
- car stands
- Champions League
- Champions League
- Charles
- Charlie Company
- Charlie Riedel
- China
- Chris Graythen
- Christchurch
- Christian Riguccini
- Christopher Furlong
- Colombia
- Colorado
- Colorado Springs
- Czech Republic
- Dan Kitwood
- Daniel Ochoa de Olza
- Dare County
- Darlington
- David Boudia
- David Brodeur
- Debbie Surlin
- Denis Doyle
- Dhobley
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn
- Edinburgh
- Elizabeth Brodeur
- Elizabeth II
- Emilio Morenatti
- Eric Shanteau
- Ernest Hemingway
- Europe
- Ezequiel Farelle
- Farne Islands
- Florida
- Formula One Grand Prix
- Freeskier Chris Booth of Australia
- Gareth Cattermole
- Georgia
- Germany
- Getty family
- Getty Images
- Getty Images
- Grant
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Hama
- Hassan Ammar
- Head hill
- Hemsby
- Illinois
- India
- Indonesia
- Inner Farne
- International Monetary Fund
- Iraq
- Jaime Adame
- Jakarta
- Jamie McDonald
- Joe Biden
- Joe Raedle
- John Moore
- Jonathan Mintz
- Joplin
- Julian Finney
- Kennedy Space Center
- Kentucky
- Kerala
- Kevin Frayer
- Kill Devil hill
- Kitty Hawk
- Kyle Busch
- Lewere
- Lewis Hamilton
- Libya
- Libya's government
- Logan
- London
- Louisiana
- Madrid
- Maeve
- Manchester United
- Mario Tama
- Mark Duggan
- Mark Thompson
- Martin Hunter
- Mass media
- Matt Dunham
- Meaghan Benfeito
- Michelle Obama
- Milos Bicanski
- Misrata
- Mississippi
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River tributaries
- Missouri
- Mogadishu
- Moises Saman/The New York Times
- Mount Albert
- Nags Head hill
- Nags hill
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Trust
- New York City
- New Zealand
- Nick McCrory
- Norfolk
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- North Carolina
- Norway
- Nuba Mountains
- Nuerburg
- Oriental Sports Center
- Osama bin Laden
- Palm Beach
- Pamplona
- Pep Guardiola
- Pete Souza
- Peter Macdiarmid
- Philip
- Philip Scott Andrews/The New York Times
- Prince
- public services
- Raskamboni
- Rebecca Butterfly
- Richard Drew-Pool
- Riot police
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
- Ryan Pierse
- Sanjit Das/The New York Times
- Scott Olson
- Sebastian Vettel
- Shanghai
- Shark Island
- Somalia
- South Carolina
- Spain
- Stanley Cup
- Stefanie Gordon
- Stephen Dickson
- Stock photography
- Sudan
- Sven Torfinn/The New York Times
- Sydney
- Syria
- Ted Davenport
- telephone poles
- Tennessee
- the New York Times
- the 2011 NHL
- the Bahamas
- the Champions League final
- the Guwahati-Puri Express
- the Madrid Open
- the NASCAR Nationwide Series
- the Stanley Cup
- the Stanley Cup Finals
- The Sun Also Rises
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Transitional Federal Government
- Tripoli
- Tyler Clary
- Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United States Army
- Valencia
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vicksburg
- Virginia
- Wales
- Wanaka
- White House
- Wilkinson County
- Yazoo City
- Yazoo County
- Yazoo river
- Zintan
2011 was a year of global tumult, marked by widespread social and political uprisings, economic crises, and a great deal more. We saw the fall of multiple dictators, welcomed a new country (South Sudan), witnessed our planet's population grow to 7 billion, and watched in horror as Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear disaster. From the Arab Spring to Los Indignados to Occupy Wall Street, citizens around the world took to the streets in massive numbers, protesting against governments and financial institutions, risking arrest, injury, and in some cases their lives. Collected here is Part 2 of a three-part photo summary of the last year, covering 2011's middle months. Be sure to also see Part 1, and Part 3 of this series totaling 120 images in all. [40 photos]
Surf rescue swimmer Doug Knutzen carries Dale Ostrander to the shore of Long Beach, Washington, on August 5, 2011. Rescue swimmers Eddie Mendez (left) and Will Green had found Ostrander in the surf, after the boy was underwater for more than 20 minutes. Ostrander was hospitalized and placed in a medically induced coma for a time, but has since returned home and started the 7th grade. His recovery is still in progress, as he continues to undergo speech and physical therapy. (AP Photo/Damian Mulinix/Chinook Observer)
- A Soyuz capsule
- Aaron Biber
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Alex Thomas
- Alexandre Meneghini
- Anders Behring Breivik
- Anthony Wals
- Argentina
- Asia Pacific
- Athens
- Australia
- Banadir hospital in Mogadishu
- BARRY MALONE
- Benghazi
- Birmingham
- Brazil
- Canada
- Carlos Gutierrez
- Charlie Riedel
- Chile
- Christof Koepsel
- Ciara Trait
- Dadaab
- Dale Ostrander
- Damian Mulinix
- Dan Kitwood
- Daniel Berehulak
- DAVID ANGELL
- Detroit
- Doug Knutzen
- Eddie Mendez
- electronic systems
- Emilio Morenatti
- Entrelagos
- Eric Draper
- Eskil Pedersen
- Ethiopia
- Europe
- FIFA
- Florida
- Frankfurt am Main
- Funeral services
- Gaza
- Geography
- Germany
- Getty Images
- Goran Tomasevic
- government buildings
- Greece
- IDF
- important systems
- Independence Day
- India
- International Rescue Committee
- Iowa
- Ipanema Beach
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Jens Stoltenberg
- John Mohr
- Johnson Space Center
- Jon Tumilson
- Joplin
- Juba
- Kabul
- Kenya
- KIMT
- Kirstin Scholtz
- La
- Labour Party
- Lake Seliger
- Lebanon
- Liberation Army
- Libya
- Local media
- London
- Long Beach
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Majdal Shams
- Majdal Shams
- Mark Duggan
- Mason City
- media appeals
- media circus
- Mexican government
- Mexico
- Michael Regan
- Mihag Gedi Farah
- Misrata
- Mississippi
- Mississippi River
- Missouri
- Monterrey
- Moscow
- Muhammed Muheisen
- Nashi
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- New Mexico
- Nicky Loh
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Norway
- Norwegian Labour Youth League
- oil ministry
- Olympics
- online campaign
- Oslo
- paint
- Paolo Nespoli
- PEDRO UGARTE
- Peter Macdiarmid
- Poland
- Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano
- Rebel
- Reuters
- Reuters
- Rio de Janeiro
- Riot police
- Rockford
- Rodrigo Abd
- Russia
- Saleh
- Salem Hasam Ali
- Sanaa
- Santiago
- Scott Jones
- Scott Olson
- Seoul
- Sergey Ponomarev
- Shane Delaney
- Siliguri
- Somalia
- South Korea
- Space Shuttle program
- STS-133 mission
- Sudan
- Summer Games
- Sundvolden
- Syria
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Taliban
- the 17th Woodstock Festival
- the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- the World Cup
- Tomas Bravo
- Toronto
- Tripoli
- United Kingdom
- United Nations
- United States
- Utoya
- Utoya island
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vicksburg
- Victor R. Caivano
- Victor Ruiz Caballero
- Vladimir Putin
- Vladimir Rys
- volcano chain
- Washington
- Wingwalker Todd Green falls
- WORLD CUP
- Yana Lapikova
- Yazoo river
- Yemen
- youth
Riots that erupted in London neighborhoods over the weekend spread to four other cities yesterday, as hundreds were arrested and at least one person was killed. What began as a protest against the police shooting of Tottenham resident Mark Duggan spread quickly into general rioting and opportunistic looting -- what Prime Minister David Cameron has called "criminality pure and simple." For three days now, buildings and vehicles have been smashed and set on fire, while stores and warehouses were looted. Police have been unable to do much to slow the mayhem. Tonight, some 16,000 police officers will be deployed to London's streets in an effort to quash the worst unrest in the city in decades. Collected here are images of the violence in the U.K. from the past several days.
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A hooded youth walks past a burning vehicle in Hackney on August 8, 2011 in London, England. Disturbances broke out late on Saturday night in Tottenham and the surrounding area after the killing of Mark Duggan, 29 and a father-of-four, by armed police in an attempted arrest on August 4. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Two nights of rioting in London's Tottenham neighborhood erupted following protests over the shooting death by police of a local man, Mark Duggan. Police were arresting him when the shooting occurred. Over 170 people were arrested over the two nights of rioting, and fires gutted several stores, buildings, and cars. The disorder spread to other neighborhoods as well, with shops being looted in the chaos. Collected here are images from the rioting and the aftermath. -- Lane Turner (26 photos total)
Fire fighters and riot police survey the area as fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London on Aug. 7, 2011. A demonstration against the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were set ablaze. (Lewis Whyld/PA/AP)
- 2011 Tour de France
- Aaron Biber
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- Africa
- Bosnia
- Broadwater Farm riot
- Dan Kitwood
- English footballers
- Fire
- France
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- Guardian.co.uk
- History of the United Kingdom
- iPhone
- Karel Prinsloo
- Lane Turner
- large
- Leon Neal
- Lewis Whyld
- London
- London
- London Borough of Haringey
- Luke MacGregor
- Mark Duggan
- Matthew Lloyd
- Mounted police
- Norway
- NY Times Co.
- Pakistan
- police car
- police car burn
- Ramadan
- religion science society sports technology
- religion science society sports technology
- Riot police
- Stefan Wermuth
- Tottenham
- War