This was the year that terrorism and refugees dominated global headlines more than ever. Militants escalated their attacks from Syria to the streets of Paris, while over a million people fleeing conflicts poured into Europe. Here are some of the images which captured the top stories of 2015.
2015: The Year In Photos
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Afghan refugees watch a live broadcast of the Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at a market in Peshawar, Pakistan on February 18, 2015. (AFP/A Majeed)
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People march in a funeral procession in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, March 1, 2015. Nemtsov was shot dead near the Kremlin in February. He was 55 years old. (RFE/RL, Mikhail Sokolov)
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Shi'ite fighters launch a rocket during clashes with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of al-Alam, Iraq, on March 8, 2015. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)
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Kazakhs herd their sheep in heavy snowfall in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China, on March 15, 2015. (Reuters/China Daily)