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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Ropes weighed down with water bottles are used to keep the legs of a girl in traction after she was injured in an earthquake. The picture was taken at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 29, 2015. (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)
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A boy sits close to TV sets at a shop during a broadcast of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's annual state of the nation address, in Minsk, on April 29, 2015 (AFP/Sergei Gapon)
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Four-year-old Ghazal (L) runs away with seven-year-old Judy, who is carrying 8-month-old Suhair, after the shelling of a Red Crescent convoy in Damascus, Syria, on May 6, 2015. (Reuters//Bassam Khabieh)
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Fans of Iran's Persepolis soccer club cheer on their team during their AFC Champions League match against Saudi's Al-Hilal club at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, on May 19, 2015. (AFP/Atta Kenare)