--Eve Grayson, a Reindeer herder of the Cairgorm Reindeer Herd, feeds the deer on December 23, 2013 in Aviemore, Scotland. -- A wave caused by a tsunami flows into the city of Miyako from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan March 11, 2011. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) The second collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at its full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions. -- A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 20, 2012. Gathered here are photographs of the initial confrontation between fans and the resulting protests from the past several days.

It’s time to have a little New Year’s fun. The process of taking over security from over 130,000-strong NATO-led ISAF forces by Afghan troops would be completed by the end of 2014 when Afghanistan will take over the full leadership of its own security duties from US and NATO forces. We are joining forces with production partners South West Solutions and Ikonix to offer the most technologically advanced and connected virtual event space in Australia to support clients to deliver broadcast-quality online event, corporate theatre, and live performance experiences. -- An Afghan woman, holding her baby, walks through a busy street in Kabul, Dec. 5, 2011.

Meanwhile, the foreign troop withdrawal process continued, as more responsibility was transferred to Afghan security forces.

( Kelly Jordan/Associated Press/The Florida Times-Union) On April 26, 1986, operators in this control room of reactor No. In this post, you will see photos from the horrific collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh, the Boston Marathon bombings and you will see a few light moments sprinkled within. Most of the fatalities recorded have been homeless people found frozen to death outside, and emergency tents with hot meals have been set up to help them in several affected countries.

-- Protests near Egypt's Interior Ministry continued on February 3, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt with at least four people killed amid anger over the deaths of 74 football fans that were killed in clashes between rival fans in Port Said, Egypt. -- A wave caused by a tsunami flows into the city of Miyako from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan March 11, 2011.

A report to the United Nations in 2005 stated there were an estimated 100 million homeless people in the world, and an additional 1.6 billion living without adequate housing. As 2011 ends, Iraqis confront their challenges with neither the presence of US troops, nor the shadow of Saddam Hussein, who was executed five years ago today.

(Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters) What does a sudden evacuation look like?

Fortunately, photographers around the world have captured the moments and beauty that allow us to see amazing views of this awe-inspiring planet. A Turkana man stands in the entrance of a cattle kraal (corral) at dawn in the disputed area of the Ilemi Triangle in northwestern Kenya near the borders with Ethiopia and South Sudan on Oct. 15.

(Anatoly Maltsev/EPA) At the end of the year, many parts of the world are brightened by glittering displays. Reindeer were introduced to Scotland in 1952 by Swedish Sami Reindeer herder, Mikel Utsi.

(Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images) For this edition of our look at daily life we share images from Spain, Nepal, Afghanistan, Russia, Cambodia, Indonesia, and other countries around the world. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)Our collection of the best photojournalism of 2013 concludes with a look at the months of September, October, November, and December. Or is it? The protests in the Middle East would spread to Greece, Spain, and eventually inspire the Occupy movement in Western nations. Mandela, who was elected South Africa's first black president after spending nearly three decades in prison, had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after three months in hospital in a critical state.

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe | Listen Live . Choosing the best photographs of the year is an enormously difficult task, with many terrific photographs slipping through the cracks.

(John Minchillo/Associated Press) The Turkana are traditionally nomadic pastoralists, but the pastures needed to feed their herds suffer from recurring droughts and many have turned to fishing. Because of the images of the building collapse seen around the world, Bangladesh now has a new labor law that boosts worker rights.

Rangers remove a puffin from its burrow on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, northern England on May 15.