Photos That Defined 2015 As A Year We Will Never Forget

California's Rocky Fire that burned across 60,000 acres.

The amazing Blue Cave in Iceland seen from the inside at a time when global warming has become a very serious threat.

The Tianjin explosion in China that killed 85 people

The Chennai floods that brought the city to a complete stand-still for weeks.

 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian refugee who drowned while fleeing to the Greek island of Kos.

Taylor Swift with her gang at the 1989 World Tour Live at MetLife Stadium.

New Year celebrations as seen from the Copacabana Beach on January 1st, 2015.

Policemen spraying fire extinguishers at refugees in Kos, Greece.

Refugees walking on foot through fields in Slovenia.

A child consoling his crying father during a protest in Macedonia. 

The Nepal earthquake, with a 7.8 magnitude, that affected 8.1 million people

A thick yellow haze covering the Kahayan river in Indonesia. 

The eruption of Mount Etna that formed a 'dirty thunderstorm'.

Human Rights activists rallying in front of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. one day before the same-sex marriage was legalized across the United States.

When air pollution in Beijing went way past the danger limit. 

The dwarf planet captured up close and personal during the Pluto fly-by. 

Westmorland in California that was affected by drought in May. 

A leopard that got its head stuck in a pot in a village in Rajasthan.

Avalanche survivors awaiting relief material in Afghanistan.

Hindus praying at the Lokenath Brahmachari temple in Dhaka. 

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel talking to Barack Obama in Germany. The two leaders have shared a past of troubled ties. 

A worker spraying antiseptic solution in an art hall in South Korea as a precaution against MERS.

 People protesting the San Fermin Fiestas in Spain.

The Eiffel Tower lit in the colours of the French flag as a tribute for victims of the Paris attacks. 

Policemen guarding the CVS pharmacy in Baltimore after it was looted and burnt during riots.

Rescue teams inspecting a collapsed residential area in Aleppo, Syria.

A part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that washed ashore.

The Paris attacks that left more than a hundred victims in its wake.

Kanye West performing at Wango Tango 2015 in California.

Putin seen aboard the bathyscaphe as it deep dives into the Black Sea.