Yahoo News – 2013 Year In Review

From I Was There… in the Philippines helping those hit by Typhoon Haiyan to the most spectacular pictures of 2013, Yahoo gave an extensive coverage to what happened in 2013 world wide.

To conclude our presentation of 2013 Year in Review on our blog, we give you a selection of amazing, surprising, shocking and entertaining pictures and stories that caught our attention on Yahoo’s Rewind 2013.

Most Spectacular Pictures of 2013

Hundreds of beautiful cranes take flight, obscuring the sky by a lake in northern Israel. The incredible picture was taken by Liron Hamelnick, 29, at Hula Lake Park. The majestic birds use the lake twice a year as a brief stopover from Europe to Africa.
(Caters)

This unforgettable image manages to capture three dolphins as they appear to be ‘flying’ above the water in South Africa. Lucky photographer Grant Atkinson spotted the friendly mammals playing in the surf off the coast of Cape Town.
(Caters)

This is the dramatic moment lightning strikes the Grand Canyon. Photographer Rolf Maeder had been on his way to snap the sunset in Arizona, America, but noticed thunderclouds rolling in above him. Before his eyes a lightning storm attacked the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon, allowing him to snap this unforgettable picture.
(Rolf Maeder/Rex Features)

Bubbling: The crater has been nicknamed the ‘Door to Hell’ by locals in Turkmenistan.
(MARTHA DE JONG-LANTINK / CATERS)

Year 2013 in Review: Animals

The heart-warming photograph shows an incredible bond between a WILD lioness and the men fighting to save her species. The amazing picture shows Sirga – a 110 lb lioness – and one of her adopted pride Valentin Gruener and Mikkel Legarth.
Incredibly she treats the two men just like she would other lions and with their help she can now hunt for prey on her own.
(Caters)

Biggest Heroes of 2013

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, was dubbed the ‘Angel of Woolwich’ when she stood face-to-face with the knife-wielding men accused of soldier Lee Rigby’s murder. Cub scout leader Ingrid, who later received a bravery medal, calmly confronted the alleged killer in the aftermath of the attack.
(SWNS)

Photos that Shocked the World

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Bowatte Indaratane is engulfed in flames after he set himself on fire in the central town of Kandy on May 24, 2013. Indaratane self-immolated in the central town of Kandy to protest against the slaughter of cattle in the country, reports said.

An injured woman cries for help after gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi September 21, 2013.
Gunmen stormed the shopping mall in the Kenyan capital killing at least 15 people, according to the Kenyan Red Cross, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets seeking safety.

2013 on Twitter – Year’s Most-Tweeted News

Richard III
The discovery and verification of Richard III’s remains under a Leicester car park was only the beginning. The King – famed for his cruelty and immortalised in Shakespeare’s play of the same name – now finds himself the centre of a legal battle as his surviving relatives challenge the plan to have him reburied in Leicester.

Twitter Infographic

This Twitter infographic from Yahoo show the most followed, interesting and important trending topics from around the world in 2013.