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The most powerful images of 2011

From the tsunami in Japan to the riots in London, they were the events that captured our attention and held onto it in 2011. These pictures come via Buzz Feed and, well, they speak for themselves.
During the London riots in August, a woman jumps to safety from a building.
The worst drought in 60 years hit the Horn of Africa, affecting more than 10 million people. This photo was taken of 7 month old Mihag Gedi Farah in Kenya. The baby has since made a full recovery.
In the Situation Room of the White House, US Government members receive updates on the mission against Osama Bin Laden.
After an American soldier was killed in Afghanistan, his dog Hawkeye lay next to his coffin during the funeral service.
Phyllis Siegel, 76, left, and Connie Kopelov, 84, were the first same-sex couple to get married in New York.
This sightseeing boat was found about 400 metres from the ocean after the tsunami in Japan in March.
93 victims were killed in twin terror attacks from a bombing in downtown Oslo and a mass shooting on Utoya island.
The 10th anniversary of 9/11.
A phone hangs off the hook at Wall Street. 2011 was the year of dodgy economies.
Police spray Ugandan opposition party leaders during a demonstration in May.
Wow. A dust storm passes through Pheonix, Arizona.
Sign of the times? An aid worker captures an image of cow carcass near a Kenya-Somalia border.
During an Occupy UCD protest at a Californian University, police officers pepper spray students.
A bride in China attempted suicide after her groom called off the wedding. A man caught her just as she attempted to jump from the 7th storey.
Soul singer Amy Winehouse joins the 27 club. Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in London in July. Winehouse joins a long list of popular musican who have died at the age of 27.
Firefighters gather in Times Sqaure New York after the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Prince William marries Catherine Middleton.
Chicago during a Snowpocalypse.
A whirlpool off the coast of Japan after the tsunami in March.
A woman in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
A girl in isolation for radiation screening after the tsunami in March which damaged some of Japan's nuclear power plants.
This was taken after an earthquake hit Christchurch. New Zealand, killing 180 people.
A woman reacts to the news the withdrawal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces from Benghazi in March.
Facebook and social media sites like Twitter played a huge role in the uprisings in the Middle East throughout the year.
Chilean volcano Puyehue erupts, disrupting thousands of flights around the world.
During a protest in Brussels, a protester shows his behind to riot police. The protestors were demanding better job protection.
Hurricane Irene hits the south-east coast of the US.
Damage following the Japanese tsunami.
Apple founder Steve Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 56.
Harold Camping says they world will end on May 22. Nope! Still here.

 

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