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 women's rights activists carry the coffin of Farkhunda, an Afghan woman beaten to death and set alight, during her burial ceremony in Kabul, on March 22, 2015. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)
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A Kurdish Syrian woman walks with her child past the ruins of the town of Kobani, Syria, March 25, 2015. A six-month siege of the town by the Islamic State militant group was ended in March by Kurdish and allied forces. (AFP/Yasin Asgul)
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People live in squalid conditions in the town of Debaltseve, in eastern Ukraine, on April 9, 2015. The town fell to a Russian-backed separatist assault shortly after the Minsk cease-fire agreements were signed in February. (RFE/RL, Petr Shelomovskiy)
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Red Star Belgrade fans cheer amid smoke bombs during their Serbian Superliga soccer match against Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade, April 25, 2015. The two clubs are traditionally fierce rivals. (Reuters/Mark Djurica)