The Year in Pictures
VOA takes a visual tour of the events that defined the year 2011.
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Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, March 3, 2011. (Reuters)
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A whirlpool near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2011, the day a 9.0 magnitude quake struck the region, sparking a massive tsunami. (Reuters)
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A wave approaches Miyako City from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, March 13, 2011. (Reuters)
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A woman cries in the destroyed city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 13, 2011. (Reuters)