U.S. News and World Report has a 2014 Photos of the Year slideshow that’s so extensive, it’s in two pieces — Part I and Part II. More than 100 photos in all from various news organizations, it’s well worth a few minutes of your time.
Here are a couple of examples:

An Argentina soccer fan cheers as he poses for a photo outside the Maracana Stadium before a World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro on June 15.

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 Palestinian man holds up the body of a 1-year-old baby, Noha Mesleh, during her funeral on July 25 in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip. The infant died of wounds sustained after a U.N. school in Beit Hanun was hit by an Israeli tank shell.
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