2010 - year in photos

Russia -- An employee (R), taking part in the general census of population, fills in a census form while talking to a local resident in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, 14Oct2010 - An employee (R), taking part in the all-Russian general census of population, fills in a census form while talking to a local resident in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, October 14, 2010. The census, which started on October 14, aims to enumerate everyone living in Russia, including foreigners and people without citizenship, local media reported. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) POTW41 10poty

22 Russia -- An employee (R), taking part in the general census of population, fills in a census form while talking to a local resident in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, 14Oct2010 - An employee (R), taking part in the all-Russian general census of population, fills in a census form while talking to a local resident in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, October 14, 2010. The census, which started on October 14, aims to enumerate everyone living in Russia, including foreigners and people without citizenship, local media reported. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) POTW41 10poty

Kyrgyzstan -- An elderly Kyrgyz casts his ballot during the parliamentary elections at his home in village of Arashan, 20 km South of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 10Oct10. - Kyrgyzstan holds the parliamentary elections that will lead the country into a new legitimate government after the former president was ousted in April of this year in a bloody revolution. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO 10poty

23 Kyrgyzstan -- An elderly Kyrgyz casts his ballot during the parliamentary elections at his home in village of Arashan, 20 km South of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 10Oct10. - Kyrgyzstan holds the parliamentary elections that will lead the country into a new legitimate government after the former president was ousted in April of this year in a bloody revolution. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO 10poty

Georgia -- President Mikheil Saakashvili swims in the Black Sea, near Batumi, 20Oct2010 - GEORGIA, Batumi : Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili swims in the Black Sea on October 20, 2010 near the resort city of Batumi. According to Georgian media reports, Saakashvili swam about three kilometers to prove that the holiday season in Batumi lasts six months. AFP PHOTO / POOL / IRAKLI GEDENIDZE POTW42 10poty

24 Georgia -- President Mikheil Saakashvili swims in the Black Sea, near Batumi, 20Oct2010 - GEORGIA, Batumi : Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili swims in the Black Sea on October 20, 2010 near the resort city of Batumi. According to Georgian media reports, Saakashvili swam about three kilometers to prove that the holiday season in Batumi lasts six months. AFP PHOTO / POOL / IRAKLI GEDENIDZE POTW42 10poty

U.S. -- The Ground Zero "Tribute in Light" beams are visible from Brooklyn during a test ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, 08Sep2010 - POTW36 10POTY UNITED STATES, New York : NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: The Ground Zero "Tribute in Light" beams are visible from Brooklyn during a test ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks September 8, 2010 in New York City. The light, first seen in March 2002, was designed by artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda, architects John Bennett and Gustavo Bonevardi of PROUN Space Studio, architect Richard Nash Gould, and lighting designer Paul Marantz and produced by the Municipal Art Society and Creative Time. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP

25 U.S. -- The Ground Zero "Tribute in Light" beams are visible from Brooklyn during a test ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, 08Sep2010 - POTW36 10POTY UNITED STATES, New York : NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: The Ground Zero "Tribute in Light" beams are visible from Brooklyn during a test ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks September 8, 2010 in New York City. The light, first seen in March 2002, was designed by artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda, architects John Bennett and Gustavo Bonevardi of PROUN Space Studio, architect Richard Nash Gould, and lighting designer Paul Marantz and produced by the Municipal Art Society and Creative Time. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP