Global press agency AFP have released their selection of 2012’s best pictures. There are 99 in total, and together they capture every major news story of the year so far – from Mo Farah’s win at the Olympics, to police officers surrounding the bodies of the Marikana miners they shot just moments earlier.
So far, 2011 has included tsunamis, tornados, and a Norwegian mass murder. We also witnessed the killing of Osama bin Laden, commemorated the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and said goodbye to Amy Winehouse and Steve Jobs. These 45 images from around the world manages to capture the past year in a way words won’t be able to.