2012 Spot News
First Place - 2012 Spot News
"Grieving Father" Syrian man cries while holding the body of his son near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Spot News
"Scalped" In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, a wild full grown leopard scalps the head of a man as it attacks after wandering into a residential neighborhood in Gauhati, in the northern state of Assam, India.
Manas Paran / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Spot News
"Attacked" In this March 11, 2012 photo, the bodies of Lesbia Altamirano and Wilmer Orbera lie on the floor of a pool hall after being attacked by unidentified masked assailants in Choloma on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Esteban Felix / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Spot News
"Crime Scene" A mother covers her son's eye to prevent him from seeing the body of a man who was shot to death, lying on a street in Guatemala City, Feb. 7, 2012.
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Spot News
"Injured" Injured Syrian women arrive at a field hospital after an air strike hit their homes in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Spot News
2012 Spot News - Honorable Mention. Mireia Arnau, 39, Mirian Burrueco, 30, reacts behind the broken glass of her shop stormed by demonstrators during clashes with the police at the general strike in Barcelona. "Stormed by Demonstrators"
Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Spot News
Francois Hollande, the Socialist Party politician hoping to be the next French President is flour-bombed by a woman from the Anonymous Collective movement, just as he prepared to make a speech.
Liu Tao / ZUMA Press