Pictures of the Year 2010

Uprising in Kyrgyzstan
Photograph by Vladimir Pirogov / Reuters
Protesters tackle a riot policeman and attempt to take the rocket-propelled grenade strapped to his back. In several days of rioting, protesters demonstrated against the policies of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who ultimately fled the capital.

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