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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A woman and child are pictured on June 10, 2015 at the Potocari memorial for victims of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina. During the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, the United Nations set aside Srebrenica as a safe haven for civilians. But on July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb troops overran the town and killed about 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the ensuing days. (RFE/RL, Midhat Poturovic)
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A view of the art installation 'Thinking of You' in Pristina, Kosovo, on June 12, 2015. Thousands of women's dresses and skirts hang on lines across the pitch of the capital city's main soccer stadium. The work was part of an installation by Kosovo-born British artist Alketa Xhafa-Mripa and the project's producer Anna Di Lellio. It was dedicated to the survivors of sexual violence during the 1998-99 Kosovo War. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)
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The grounds in the Tbilisi Zoo are pictured after floods devastated the area around the Georgian capital in June 15, 2015. (RFE/RL, Mzia Saganelidze)
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Migrants wait for a train to Serbia near a train station in Demi Kapija, in Macedonia, on 18 June 2015. (epa/Nake Batev)