Home > News Photos > Yearender 2013 > December 2013

Yearender – The Year in Pictures

December 2013

epa's comprehensive worldwide coverage is available through the epa webgate. For a complete access a personal login is necessary which is provided by epa upon request for its clients and partners.

This year's coverage included these topics:

News:
e.g. Inauguration of President Barack Obama and of Pope Francis and his visit to the World Youth Day in Brazil, Mali War, clashes in Egypt, civil unrest in Turkey, Edward Snowden, Boston Marathon bombing, Bangladesh building collapse, China earthquake, Elections in Germany, Nairobi Westgate shopping mall shooting, India gang rape protest, same sex marriage protest in France, trials (Bradley Manning, Alexei Navalny, Oscar Pistorius, George Zimmerman), Costa Concordia salvage, Silvio Berlusconi, wildfires in Greece, California, Arizona and the deaths of Margaret Thatcher and Hugo Chavez.

Sports:
e.g. Alpine Skiing World Championships, NFL Super Bowl XLVII, Formula One World Championship, Moto GP, UEFA Champions League final, FIFA Confederations Cup, Tour de France, Ice Hockey World Championships, IAAF World Championships, Sailing America's Cup, MLB Baseball, NBA basketball, NFL American Football, Winter Sport World Cups, Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open

Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Abdication of Queen Beatrix, King Philippe of Belgium Investiture, Birth of Prince George of Cambridge, Miley Cyrus, Angelina Jolie, Roger Waters' The Wall tour, The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury, 100 Years of Indian Cinema, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, award ceremonies, fashion weeks, and film festivals.

Schoolchildren cheer they join thousands of people to line the streets as the cortege carrying the remains of Nelson Mandela drives from Mthatha to Qunu, South Africa, 14 December 2013. Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. Mandela's body traveled from Pretoria by air to Mthatha in the Eastern Cape and then by road to his final resting place in Qunu for his burial on 15 December 2013. EPA/IAN LANGSDON