Press Photography - The Best of 2013

World Press Photography Award 2013 - First Prize - Photographed by Paul Hansen.

The World Press Photography Award winner of 2013.Two year old Suhaib Hijazi and his three year old brother Muhammad were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike at Ghaza City, Palastene.The kids are taking to a mosque for the burial ceremony.

A woman mourns over a body wrapped in shrouds laid out in a line on the ground with other victims which Syrian rebels claim were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces in outskirts of Damascus, Syria on 2013 August 21.

Pope Francis meets his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, on March 23, 2013. Pope Francis had traveled to Castel Gandolfo to have a lunch with Pope Benedict XVI.The Vatican said the two popes embraced on the helipad. In the chapel where they prayed together, Benedict offered Francis the traditional kneeler used by the pope. Francis refused to take it alone, saying "We're Brothers", and the two prayed together on the same one.

A demonstrator kisses a riot police officer during a protest against the high-speed train (TAV in Italian) line between Lyon and Turin cutting through the French-Italian Alps on 16 Nov 2013.

Figo, A Kentucky police trained dog, giving his last respect and homage to his Boss, Jason Ellis, A senior police officer who was killed in an encounter.

A polar bear opens a package filled with food and wrapped as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, France, on 23 December 2013.

Stella Ferruzola, A 3 years old kid, poses with a Blue Morpho Butterfly on her nose at the Sensational Butterflies Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, on 25 March 2013.

Rescuers saving a 2 weeks old baby from a wrecked building collapsed in an earthquake in eastern province of Turkey on 25 October.

An Israeli homeless woman with her child warm themselves by the fire outside of the tents during a cold weather in Sacher Park in Jerusalem, Israel on 23 January 2013.

A click from Miss Universe - 2013 competetion in Moscow, Russia on 29 Nov 2013.Gabriela Isler, from Venezuela get crowned as Miss Universe 2013.

Gabriela Isler, from Venezuela get crowned as Miss Universe 2013.

Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler from Venezuela posing for press photographers by wearing a 1 Million Dollar worth swimsuit - Front View.

Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler from Venezuela posing for press photographers by wearing a 1 Million Dollar worth swimsuit - Back View.

Miss Ukraine 2013 posing for Press Photographers during Miss Universe 2013 competetion.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, applauds as the members of the "Malala Day" Youth Assembly wish Malala Yousafzai, center, a Happy Birthday, on July 12, 2013 at United Nations headquarters. Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, celebrated her 16th birthday by addressing the U.N. The U.N. declared July 12 "Malala Day," to honor the teen who returned to school in March after medical treatment in Britain for injuries suffered in the October attack.

Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, walks with Batman before saving a damsel in distress in San Francisco, on November 15, 2013. San Francisco turned into Gotham City on that day, as city officials helped fulfill Scott's wish to be "Batkid." Scott, a leukemia patient from Tulelake in Northern California, was called into service on Friday morning by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to help fight crime, The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation said.

A model opens her mouth to breathe from a scuba tank when an Israeli photographer Johannes Felten is taking her photographs during an underwater photo shoot in the Red Sea in the Resort City of Eilat on October 2013.

A runner gets gored by a bull on Estafeta Street during the sixth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. The runner, a 31 year old man from Castellon, Spain, identified by local media as Diego Miralles, was gored three times 12 July 2013.

Jennifer Lawrence gestures to photographers off-camera, holding her Oscar after winning the best actress award for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook" at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2013. Lawrence was reacting to some photographers telling her to "watch her step" as she went onto the platform she had tripped earlier, while walking up stairs to receive her award on live television.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence reacts after winning the Best Actress award for 'Silver Linings Playbook' during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.

President Barack Obama is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as First lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Sasha Obama and Malia Obama look on during the public ceremonial inauguration in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

A giant yellow duck sits at the Glory Pier in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sept. 19. Despite the heat, thousands flocked to the port of Kaohsiung, the first leg of the Taiwan tour, to see Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's famous 18 meter (59 Foot) yellow duck, a gigantic version of the iconic bathtub toy used by children around the world. 

A group of local public school teachers use rubber training guns as they practice drills to disarm an attacker, during a teachers-only firearms training class offered for free at the Veritas Training Academy in Sarasota, Florida, on January 11, 2013. The December 14, 2012 tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 first-graders and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, sparked a national debate about whether to arm teachers, prompting passionate arguments on both sides.

An overhead view of guests attending the ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral in London, on 17 April 2013.

With a big smile and official gear, 6-year-old Johan Pinson becomes a honorary fireman for a day while spraying a hose with help from Memphis fireman Lt. Reginald Wiseman at Station #44 in Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 27. Pinson, of Germantown, who has a congenital heart defect, was granted his wish of a trip to Disney World from Make-A-Wish Mid-South and Memphis Fire Fighters Association. 

Protesters flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after protesters removed a concrete barrier at Qasr al-Aini Street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on January 24, 2013.

Lesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer, who served with the U.S. Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, on March 11, 2013. Coyer died of complications from an injury sustained in Afghanistan.

A Turkish riot policeman sprays tear gas as people protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28, 2013.

Anti-Morsi demonstrators gather for a mass rally to show support for the army at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on July 26, 2013. At least seven people were killed and hundreds wounded in scattered violence across Egypt during mass rallies on Friday for and against the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, who was placed under investigation for murder.

A child runs to safety as armed police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 21, 2013. The gunmen, reportedly associated with the Islamist group al-Shabaab, stormed the shopping mall, killing at least 72 people, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety.

An injured woman cries for help after gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 21, 2013. Gun battles raged in the mall for several days, ending with massive destruction of property, and reported looting by government forces. Kenyan authorities claim the gunmen were all killed, but a recent report by the New York Police Department suggests the shooters may have escaped.

A woman is rescued from flood waters by a resident standing on top of her car during heavy rain in Chalandri suburb north of Athens, Greece, on February 22, 2013.

Protesters try to break through police lines using a buldozer near the presidential administration building during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in Kiev, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian opposition leaders called for President Viktor Yanukovich and his government to resign at a rally of about 350,000 people, the biggest protest in the capital Kiev since the "Orange Revolution" of nine years ago.

Activists from women's rights group Femen react after spraying water at Belgian Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium Andre Joseph Leonard (L) during a conference at Brussels University ULB April 23, 2013. 

A man kicks a topless Femen activist, as she raises her fist to protest against Islamists in front of the Great Mosque of Paris, on April 3, 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) is attacked by an activist of the Ukrainian women rights group 'Femen' as German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks on during their visit of the industrial exhibition 'Hannover Messe' in Hannover, Germany.

A garden with a swimming pool is inundated by the waters of the Elbe River during floods near Magdeburg in the state of Saxony Anhalt, on June 10, 2013. Tens of thousands of Germans, Hungarians and Czechs were evacuated from their homes as soldiers raced to pile up sandbags to hold back rising waters in the region's worst floods in a decade.

A submerged idol of Hindu Lord Shiva stands in the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, on June 18, 2013. Torrential monsoon rains caused havoc in northern India, leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides.

At the site of a collapsed garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh, people gather in front of Rana Plaza building as rescue workers continue their operations on April 25, 2013. Survivors of collapse described a deafening bang and tremors before the eight-floor building crashed down around them. An estimated 1,129 people were killed in the collapse, the deadliest accidental structural failure ever recorded.

Two victims amid the rubble of a garment factory building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh - 25 April 2013.

Rescuers pull out a female survivor, Reshma, alive on the 17th day after the Rana Plaza building collapsed, in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 10, 2013.

A three-month-old Sumatran tiger cub named Bandar reacts after being dunked in the tiger exhibit moat for a swimming test at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on November 6, 2013. All cubs born at the zoo must take a swim test before being allowed to roam in the exhibit. Bandar passed his test.

Millions attend as Pope Francis celebrates a huge mass at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 28, 2013.

Flowers left by mourners surround a portrait of Nelson Mandela in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, on December 6, 2013. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died on December 5, aged 95.

An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment.

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold baby George, Prince of Cambridge, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth, on July 23, 2013.

It's a baby boy..!!! Tony Appleton, a town crier, announces the birth of the royal baby, outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London, on 22 July 2013 Monday.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jokes with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta after being presented the Department of Defense's highest award for public service at the Pentagon February 14, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary Clinton recently retired from public service.

Egyptian protesters drag a wounded Muslim Brotherhood supporter during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 22, 2013. Egyptian protesters clashed with the president's Muslim Brotherhood backers and ransacked three offices nationwide as anger over allegations of beatings and power-grabbing boiled over into the largest and most violent demonstrations yet on the doorstep of the powerful group.

Amish boys watch a game of baseball outside the school house in Bergholz, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Many Amish families gathered following the final day of school for a celebration and farewell picnic.

A man falling from a high floor of a burning building in central Lahore May 9, 2013.

Russia's team competes at the synchro free combination preliminary round as part of 15th FINA World Aquatic Championships at Palau Sant Jordi pavilion in Barcelona, Spain, 2013 July 21.

The wind blows a red flag onto the face of an honour guard before a welcome ceremony for Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard outside the Great Hall of the People during Annual Conference 2013 in Beijing, China.

Illuminated Temple - A click from Thrissur Pooram 2013.

Danielle Stephan holds boyfriend Thomas Layton as they pause between sifting through the remains of a family member's home one day after an EF5 tornado devastated the town of Moore, Oklahoma, on May 21, 2013.

An injured man sits next to the body of a victim covered with a blanket following a train accident near the city of Santiago de Compostela. A train hurtled off the tracks on July 24 in northwest Spain killing at least 78 passengers and injuring more than 140, the country's deadliest rail disaster in more than 40 years.

Children look at the Olympic flame torch held by torchbearer Segrey Menshikov during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay near the ancient Russian city of Vladimir, 200 Kms south of Moscow on 16 Oct 2013.

A truck is covered in ice as firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse in Chicago, Illinois, on January 23, 2013. More than 200 firefighters battled the five alarm fire as temperatures were in the single digits.

Two year old Jack Rigby arrives for the funeral service of his father Fusilier Lee Rigby who was a soldier in Royal Regiment get killed on duty, at Bury Parish Church in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

Thousands of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong-gun, South Korea. 3,500 couples from 200 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows for the first time after the Unification Church founder Moon Sun-Myung passed away.

General view during the march of the supporters of President Hugo Chavez through the streets of Caracas to the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Newly elected Pope Francis I waves to the waiting crowd from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

A charred body believed to be an Islamist rebel burnt by inhabitants of Konna, according to local residents, is seen in the recently liberated town of Konna, Mali on January 27, 2013.

The wrapped bodies of two dead people hang from an overpass as three more dead bodies lie on the ground in Saltillo March 8, 2013. Three of the five male bodies were hanging from the overpass while two others were lying on the ground when they were found, according to local media. 

Massive rally of  of workers and labor activists march through the central business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. Protestors were demanding the implementation of higher minimum wages and better working conditions.

A sleeping giant, Boris the Polar bear underwent a full physical exam at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's animal hospital in Tacoma, Washington, as a team of veterinarians, technicians and staff also performed a root canal and some minor eye surgery on the 27-year-old polar bear.

Sixth grade students from the Park Maitland School in Maitland, Florida, watch as Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama takes off from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington as he departs for Las Vegas, January 29, 2013.

Cars sit buried in snow near Hamden, Connecticut, on February 10, 2013, in the aftermath of a storm that hit Connecticut and much of New England.

Wolf researcher Werner Freund lies on the ground next to Mongolian wolves as they devour a deer cadaver in an enclosure at Wolfspark Werner Freund, in Merzig in the German province of Saarland, on January 24, 2013. The park is home to 29 wolves, six distinct packs hailing from Europe, Siberia, Canada, the Arctic, and Mongolia. Freund has taken to living closely with his wolves, behaving as an alpha male to earn their acceptance and respect.

A boy carries his dog through floodwaters brought by the monsoon rain, intensified by tropical storm Trami, in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines, on August 20, 2013. Heavy rains battered the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, causing government offices, schools and some businesses to suspend work, and sending residents to flee their homes.

An unfortunate frog is flung skyward during a launch of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, on September 6, 2013.

A father reacts after the death of two of his children, whom activists said were killed by shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, at al-Ansari area in Aleppo Syria January 3, 2013. 

Visitors take pictures of tidal waves under the influence of Typhoon Usagi in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, September 22, 2013.

Bratislav Stojanovic, a homeless man, holds candles as he sits in a tomb in a cemetry where he lives in southern Serbian town of Nis February 9, 2013. Stojanovic, 43, a construction worker never had a regular job. He first lived in abandoned houses, but about 15 years ago he settled in the old city cemetery.

Roma Hattu, a Rohingya Muslim woman who is nine months pregnant and is displaced by violence, grimaces while experiencing labor pains on the bare floor of a former rubber factory now serving as her family's shelter near Sittwe April 28, 2013.

A student protester bites a riot policeman while being detained during a riot at a rally demanding Chile's government reform the education system in Santiago, May 8, 2013.

The barrel of New York Yankees Brennan Boesch's broken bat smacks his face during the first inning of a MLB spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida, March 17, 2013.

Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, climbs up to a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha, north Pakistan June 6, 2013. Ayesha Farooq, from Punjab province's historic city of Bahawalpur, is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade - there are five other female fighter pilots, but they have yet to take the final tests to qualify for combat.

Belgian riot police are covered with foam sprayed by Belgian firefighters during a protest for better work conditions in central Brussels October 7, 2013.

Pope Francis waves as he tries to grab an handkerchief thrown by a faithful as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican October 16, 2013. 

An Israeli policeman drags an ultra-Orthodox man during clashes in the town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem August 12, 2013.

Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke perform "Blurred Lines" during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in New York August 25, 2013.

Jimmy Greene, left, kisses his wife Nelba Marquez-Greene as he holds a portrait of their daughter, Sandy Hook School shooting victim Ana Marquez-Greene at a news conference at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. One month after the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the parents joined a grassroots initiative called Sandy Hook Promise to support solutions for a safer community.

Fireworks light up during the inauguration of an 85 meter-high Christmas tree at Cantagalo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 30, 2013. 3.1 million lights will illuminate the Christmas tree every night until the end of the year.

Employees dressed as Santa Claus perform as part of a shopping mall's Christmas celebrations in Seoul, South Korea, on December 24, 2013.Many South Korean companies take advantage of Christmas to promote their business amid weak sales and economic slowdown.

Afghan schoolchildren take lessons in an open classroom at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Nangarhar province on December 1, 2013. Afghanistan has had only rare moments of peace over the past 30 years, its education system being undermined by the Soviet invasion of 1979, a civil war in the 1990s and five years of Taliban rule.

Women sunbath as Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa drives past during the third practice session at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo.

A full moon sets behind the Christ the Redeemer statue on top of Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

An Indian forestry worker walks past the body of a tusker elephant after it was struck by a train at the Buxa Tiger Reserve.

Woman throws bras at the esplanade des droits de l'homme on March 25, 2013 .

Football superstar David Beckham (R) falls down after illustrating how to take a free kick during a visit to the Zall Football Club in Wuhan.

People trying to cool off at a water park in Suining, China when temperatures reach 41 Degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) on 31 July 2013.

A Bahraini protestor getting burned himself when a Gasoline bomb get hit and bursted with a gun shot while he tried to throw the bomb against a riot policeman.

Afghanistan boys playing with toy guns on morning  of Eid ul Zuha on October 2013.

Runners observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings before the start of the London Marathon in Greenwich, southeast London.

Pope Francis blesses and prays with a severely disfigured man.

Miles, a five-year-old battling leukemia, is dressed as “Batkid” as part of a day arranged by the Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Francisco on Nov 15, 2013.

A  Tibetan exile who set himself on fire runs through a street during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Visitors take photos of Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

What better advertisement for Test Cricket can there be than this? Matt Prior and Monty Panesar of England played out the final 19 balls of the Test series against New Zealand in Auckland on 26 March 2013 to frustrate a deserving New Zealand. The photo shows the entire New Zealand team surrounding England's last batsman in the hopes of getting him out.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi with the weapons of NSG and SPG commandos on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi of 2013 in Gandhinagar.

Pope Francis having some fun with a kid who is playing with his cap.

Children dressed up as Santa Claus ride a rickshaw to their school to participate in Christmas celebrations in Patiala on 24 December 2013.

A newly married couple kissing and children watching in rain at Ramonkit Cambo, Hemili Roosolini, Manila.

The body of a woman who was was killed with three gunshots to the head lies on the ground at a crime scene in San Pedro Sula, March 21, 2013.

Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Super Models during launching of Kingfisher Calendar 2014 on December 2013.

Girls in traditional German Bavarian dress enjoying a fun ride during October Fest 2013 in Germany.

Carnation roses placed before a computer screen showing a portrait of Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs at an Apple Store in St. Petersburg, Russia.

An instructor smashes a bottle over a female recruit's head during a training session for China's first female bodyguards of National Security Team in Beijing on 13 Jan 2013. According to the officials, the training session consists of 20 women, mostly college graduates, who will undergo 10 months of training and the Best Trainee will get a chance to attend the International Security Academy session in Israel.

People visiting 2nd Croix Rousse tunnel for pedestrians when it was illuminated as a part of it's inaguration ceremony on 05 Dec 2013 at Lyon City France.

A Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a cat bread in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The revolution against Syrian President Bashar Assad that began in March 2011, started with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations recent estimate.

A click from the perfomance of Edarikkode P.K.M.M.H.S.S team in Kerala State School Kalolsavam - 2013.

Hindu devotees lighting oil lamps at a temple for the Hindu God Shiva during the "Karthika Deepam" in Bangalore on 02 Dec 2013.

A woman walks and passing a poster featuring a cat during the Athens 21st International Cat Show on January 27, 2013.

Fireworks going off behind a large ice sculpture during the opening ceremony of the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China on January 2013.

Harbin 2013 Ice and Snow World features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters equipped with LED lights, bringing a colorful and warm aura to the icy wonderland.

RIP Paul Walker - Coloured Pencil Drawing in beloved memory of Paul Walker by Heather Rooni.

School children make a human chain which reads “AIDS” and the awareness symbol of a red ribbon on the eve of ‘World AIDS Day’ at Malkapur in Maharashtra on 01 December 2013.

A click from Chennai on Ganesh Chaturthi 2013.

A student sits on a road crying with a placard demanding severe punishment for rapists during a protest against the brutal gang rape of the 23 years old medical student at India Gate in New Delhi.

Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite fighters from a group called the Hussein Brigade arrest a member of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, on November 22, 2013.

Residents run from a fire at a gasoline and oil shop in Aleppo's Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood, on October 20, 2013. Witnesses said the fire was caused by a bullet fired by a sniper loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr, which is under the rebels' control and Al-Masharqa neighborhood, an area controlled by the regime.

Children ride on a makeshift merry-go-round made from remnants of Russian bombs at a basement in the Duma neighborhood of Damascus, on the second day of Eid al-Adha, October 16, 2013.

A woman whose relatives were killed in Saturday's earthquake cries while sitting on a pile of rubble in Lingguan township in Baoxing county of southwest China's Sichuan province on April 22. The earthquake in Sichuan province killed some 200 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city, along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the north killed more than 70,000 people in Sichuan and neighboring areas five years ago in one of China's worst natural disasters.

Children salute passing vehicles carrying rescuers and volunteers as they hold cardboards with messages showing gratitude, after earthquake, in Lushan county, Sichuan province, China on 2013 April 23.

A unidentified man is buried from the debris at a fishing port that was damaged after a earthquake struck Cebu city, central Philippines Oct 15, 2013.

Medical workers revive a newly-born baby boy at a covered court after hospital patients were evacuated following an earthquake in Cebu City, central Philippines, Oct 15, 2013.

A Syrian rebel plays football in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, 02 January 2013. The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria's 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human rights chief called the toll 'truly shocking.'

Anglers cast lines through holes into a frozen river during an ice fishing competition at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival on January 5, 2013 in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea. The annual event attracts thousands of visitors and features a mountain trout ice fishing competition in which participants compete with tradition lures or with bare hands.

A military regiment takes part in a morning exercise on January 29, 2013 in Heilongjiang Province of China. The temperature dipped to minus 30 Degree Celsius.

Children react as a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator dinosaur walks through crowds along the Southbank, in London, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The dinosaur is one of many that can be visited at the Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo, visiting from Australia, the creatures can be touched and fed at the Southbank Centre.

Pakistani Kushti wrestlers warm up before attending their daily training session, at a wrestling club in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Kushti, an Indo-Pakistani form of wrestling, is several thousand years old and is a national sport in Pakistan.

Dutch Queen Beatrix visits on March 2, 2013 the 'Beeld van Beatrix' (Images of Beatrix) exhibition at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Portraits of the Queen, made on the occasion of her 75th birthday on 31 January, are exhibited until May 20, 2013.

A Lion Air Boeing 737 lies partially submerged in the water two days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali's international airport near Denpasar on April 15, 2013. The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said on April 15, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

A girl jumps over a campfire while celebrating Ivan Kupala Night, a traditional Slavic holiday not far from Kiev on July 6, 2013. During the celebration, originating in pagan times, people plait wreaths, jump over fires, and swim naked.

Elaia (C), 6, and her sister Lusitta, 4, play among 1,600 styrofoam panda bear sculptures displayed in front of Hauptbahnhof main railway station by the World Wildlife Fund on August 5, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The WWF is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is drawing attention to the fact that only 1,600 panda bears remain in the wild. The display will soon travel to 25 other cities in Germany.

Girls protesting against serial rape cases and requesting to Save Girls in India - January 2013.

Hoping the Best India - Girls in January 2013.

A man with a photograph of girl who get killed in massive fire occurred in Kizz Night Club at Rio De Janero Brazil on 26 January 2013. More than 250 people get killed in the fire, inhailed of poisonous smoke and also in the rush.

A girl crying in search of her relatives in fire occurred in Kizz Night Club at Rio De Janero Brazil on 26 January 2013.

Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles dragging the body of a man who was killed earlier as a suspected collaborator with Israel 07 March 2013.

A click from International Happiness Day - 20 March 2013.

A click from International Happiness Day - 20 March 2013.

People having a shower to get cool off - Summer 2013.

Having a shower to get cool off - Summer 2013.

Pope Francis kisses Johnny Oliver Sweeney, from Virginia, United States, as he leaves his weekly general audience in St. Peter square at the Vatican Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

Thai - Swedish couple William Timhede  and Napatsawan Timhede kiss as they hang on a sling wire in a show known as a 'Flying Wedding' as part of an adventure themed wedding ceremony in Prachinburi province, Thailand.

Pope Francis wasn’t afraid to get a little bit silly.When he donned a red nose to celebrate with a newlywed couple, who met through volunteering at a charity that brings clown therapy to sick children, at the Vatican.

A cover click from Thrissur Pooram 2013.

Ornaments ready for Thrissur Pooram 2013.

Dancers perfoming Mohiniyattom on World Dance Day, 20 April 2013.

Selena Gomez perform onstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif, on Sunday April 14, 2013.

A newly married couple kissing during photography session, A click from China - Associated Press.

Jung Ha-yoon, 2, appears to be stuck inside a ceramic container while playing with other children at the traditional sports square during the 'Taste Korea! Korean Royal Cuisine Festival' held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, October. 1 2013.

Tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, kisses a dolphin during a photo opportunity, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, France.

People run with their dogs at the start of the Third Edition of the ‘Sanperrestre Race' in Madrid Spain on 30 Dec 2013 Monday. Hundreds of dog owners participated with their dogs in this unusual event.

 A woman breaks into tears as she waits for their turn to ride a military plane to flee their Typhoon Haiyan ravaged homes in Tacloban, Philippines on Tuesday, 12 November 2013.

A woman carrying a baby runs away from the area where police disperse demonstrators near Arena Fonte Nova soccer stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013.

A girl using her umbrella to protect a stray dog during monsoon rains in Mumbai, India - June 2013.

An Afghan girl tries to peer through the holes of her burqa as she plays with other children in the old town of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 7, 2013.

A protestor uses a cardboard box as a shield against rubber bullets during clashes with riot police near the Castelao International Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil.

High school students chant slogans during a protest against the government decission to build shopping malls and auto expos by detroying the park at Gezi Park, Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey  Monday, June 3, 2013.

Supporters of Royal Challengers Bangalore jubilate during the team's IPL match against Pune Warriors at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

A performer dressed as Lord Shiva sits on a motorcycle as he participates in the 30th Cochin Carnival at Fort Kochi inKochi January 1, 2014. The Carnival is held annually to welcome the start of the New Year. - REUTERS.

A Girl in traditional Norwegian National Costume  - Photographed by :Caroline Kind.

Meet me in FACEBOOK