Жизнь врасплох. Год 2011

Southern Sudanese line up to vote for independence at dawn in the southern capital of Juba, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP)

A protester stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 28, 2011. (Reuters)

Pro-Mubarak supporters are detained by anti-government protesters after being rounded up during clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square, February 3, 2011. (Reuters)

Iranian women stand on Tehran's telecommunication tower before a ceremony to mark the 32nd anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution, February 11, 2011. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters celebrate in Cairo's Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, Feb. 11, 2011. (Reuters)

Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, March 3, 2011. (Reuters)

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)

A wave approaches Miyako City from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, March 13, 2011. (Reuters)

A woman cries in the destroyed city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 13, 2011. (Reuters)

The moon rises over the Bronx in New York City March 19, 2011. The "Super Moon" arrived at its closest point to the Earth in 2011, a distance of 356,575 km) away. (Reuters)

Well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in London, England, April 29, 2011. (AP)

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, leave the 1902 State Landau carriage as they arrive at Buckingham Palace after their wedding, London, England, April 29, 2011. (Reuters)

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the covert mission against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in White House, May 1, 2011. (Pete Souza)

Crowds gathers outside the White House in Washington early on May 2, 2011, to celebrate after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden. (VOA - Alison Klein)

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden, in Orissa, India, May 2, 2011. (AP)

During 2011, residents of Athens, Greece, took to the streets dozens of times to protest austerity measures being considered by the government to prop up the country's failing economy. Pictured is a demonstrator detained by riot police, June 29, 2011. (Re

The space shuttle Atlantis STS-135 as it lifts off from launch pad 39A, Florida, July 8, 2011. (Reuters)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the High Court in London, England, July 13, 2011. (Reuters)

News Corp Chief Executive and Chairman Rupert Murdoch holds a copy of T"he Times" newspaper as he leaves his home in London, England, July 20, 2011. (Reuters)

As drought grips the Horn of Africa, an aid worker films the rotting carcass of a cow with in iPad near the Kenya-Somalia border, July 23, 2011. (Reuters)

A shop is set on fire as rioters gather in Croydon, south London, England, Aug. 8, 2011. Protests in London broke out against planned public spending cuts by the government. (AP)

Robert Peraza pauses at his son's name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2011. (Reuters)

The "Tribute in Lights" is illuminated next to One World Trade Center. marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, Sept. 11, 2011. (Reuters)

Anti-Gadhafi fighters fire a multiple rocket launcher near Sirte, one of his last remaining strongholds, September 24, 2011. (Reuters)

Portraits of the late Steve Jobs illuminate computer monitors in an Apple retail store in Taiwan, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP)

Iranian students form a human chain around the Uranium Conversion facility to show their support for Iran's nuclear program in Isfahan, Iran, November 15, 2011. (Reuters)

A University of California Davis police officer pepper sprays students during "Occupy UCD" demonstration in Davis, California, November 18, 2011. (Reuters)

Opposition demonstrators hold a poster reading "Give back the elections, rascals" during protests against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Triumphal Square in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Police clashed Tuesday on a c

A protester stands during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The sign reads "No vote." More than 10,000 people have protested in St. Petersburg against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party, which won the largest sh

People stand on the bridge as they attend a mass rally to protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Many thousands of Russians angered by allegedly fraudulent parliamentary electio

Supporters of the Russian communist party hold a banner displaying caricatures of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a rally to protest against violations at the parliamentary elections and the policies conducted by Russian

Policemen detain activists from the "Other Russia" opposition movement during a rally to protest against the first session of Russia's State Duma and violations held at the recent parliamentary elections in Moscow December 21, 2011. The State Duma, the lo

An aerial view of a sanctioned rally to protest against violations during the parliamentary elections is seen at Bolotnaya square in Moscow December 10, 2011. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of cities across Russia on Saturday to deman

North Koreans mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, North Korean, December 19, 2011. (Reuters / Kyodo)