Top 10 world stories of the year

Terrorist bombs, guns, vehicles take their toll

Terrorist attacks around the world left hundreds dead and injured. The attacks included a mosque being bombed and worshippers being fired on in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, leaving at least 305 people dead, including 27 children. In May, 23 people were killed and more than 500 injured at a pop concert in Manchester, England. In attacks elsewhere, terrorists intent on sowing mayhem used cars and trucks to kill and injure their victims.

In the US, gun violence continued to exact its toll. A gunman murdered at least 59 people and injured more than 520 others in Las Vegas on Oct 1, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.