2010 - year in photos

Kosovo -- A woman walks in past an election poster showing Prime Minister and chairman of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci in Pristina, 06Dec2010 - epa02483093 A woman walks in front of an election poster showing Kosovo's Prime Minister and chairman of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci in the town of Pristina, Kosovo, on 06 December 2010. About 1.6 million voters are eligible to vote for the 1,265 candidates from 29 parties and independent lists running for the 120 seats in Kosovo's parliament, 20 of which are reserved for Serbs and other minorities. The elections will be the first since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ 10POTW49 10poty

1 Kosovo -- A woman walks in past an election poster showing Prime Minister and chairman of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci in Pristina, 06Dec2010 - epa02483093 A woman walks in front of an election poster showing Kosovo's Prime Minister and chairman of Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci in the town of Pristina, Kosovo, on 06 December 2010. About 1.6 million voters are eligible to vote for the 1,265 candidates from 29 parties and independent lists running for the 120 seats in Kosovo's parliament, 20 of which are reserved for Serbs and other minorities. The elections will be the first since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ 10POTW49 10poty

Russia -- President Dmitry Medvedev take pictures during his visit to Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles, 01Nov2010 - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev takes pictures near Soviet-made Cold War-era defense turrets, during his visit to Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and Northern Territories in Japan, November 1, 2010. The islands were seized by the Soviet Union after it declared war on Japan in the closing days of World War Two, forcing about 17,000 Japanese residents to flee. A dispute over the islands in the Pacific has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a peace treaty ending World War Two and overshadowed relations for more than 60 years. REUTERS/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) POTW44 10poty

2 Russia -- President Dmitry Medvedev take pictures during his visit to Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles, 01Nov2010 - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev takes pictures near Soviet-made Cold War-era defense turrets, during his visit to Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and Northern Territories in Japan, November 1, 2010. The islands were seized by the Soviet Union after it declared war on Japan in the closing days of World War Two, forcing about 17,000 Japanese residents to flee. A dispute over the islands in the Pacific has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a peace treaty ending World War Two and overshadowed relations for more than 60 years. REUTERS/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) POTW44 10poty

Montenegro -- People in a canoe paddle trough flooded streets in Bistrice, 06Dec2010 - MONTENEGRO, Bistrice : Montenegrins in a canoe paddle trough flooded streets in Bistrice, south of the capital Podgorica, on December 6, 2010. Flooding caused by rivers swollen by heavy rainfall continued to plague the Western Balkans with thousands evacuated in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro. AFP PHOTO / SAVO PRELEVIC 10POTW49 10poty

3 Montenegro -- People in a canoe paddle trough flooded streets in Bistrice, 06Dec2010 - MONTENEGRO, Bistrice : Montenegrins in a canoe paddle trough flooded streets in Bistrice, south of the capital Podgorica, on December 6, 2010. Flooding caused by rivers swollen by heavy rainfall continued to plague the Western Balkans with thousands evacuated in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro. AFP PHOTO / SAVO PRELEVIC 10POTW49 10poty

Afghanistan - Afghan National Army (ANA) female officers attend during their graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army training center in Kabul, 23Se2010 - POTW38 10POTY WOMEN AFGHANISTAN, Kabul : Afghan National Army (ANA) female officers attend during their graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army training centre in Kabul on September 23, 2010. The newly-trained Afghan army has launched a scheme to recruit female officers for its office-based works. The ANA currently numbers 100,000 troops, with plans to expand to 240,000 by 2011, funded by NATO and the US, in the hope that rapid improvement in their performance can see foreign forces numbers start to draw down. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai

4 Afghanistan - Afghan National Army (ANA) female officers attend during their graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army training center in Kabul, 23Se2010 - POTW38 10POTY WOMEN AFGHANISTAN, Kabul : Afghan National Army (ANA) female officers attend during their graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army training centre in Kabul on September 23, 2010. The newly-trained Afghan army has launched a scheme to recruit female officers for its office-based works. The ANA currently numbers 100,000 troops, with plans to expand to 240,000 by 2011, funded by NATO and the US, in the hope that rapid improvement in their performance can see foreign forces numbers start to draw down. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai

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2010 - year in photos