2012: The Year in Pictures

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News Corp Chief Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng are driven away from the High Court
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LONDON, APRIL: News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng leave the High Court after he gave evidence at the Leveson Inquiry. Murdoch admitted there was a 'cover-up' over phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World. The media ethics inquiry called for tougher self-regulation of newspapers, backed by legislation.

News Corp Chief Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng are driven away from the High Court
Performers dressed as Mary Poppins float inside the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Angelina Jolie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Flood water from Superstorm Sandy is pumped into the ocean at Seaside Heights
Great Britain’s Jessica Ennis competes in the Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles Heat 1 on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Game
A man carries a wounded girl following an explosion that targeted a military bus in a suburb in Damascus
Race-goers wear ponchos to protect their dresses from the rain during Ladies Day at the Aintree Grand National
US President Barack Obama and his family appear on stage on election night
Workers erect a giant photograph above the Thames to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Britain’s Andy Murray reacts during the US Open final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia
NBC presenter Savannah Guthrie and South Korean rapper Psy perform on the 'Today' show
A soldier prays next to an artillery gun on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive on the first stop of the Pacific leg of their Diamond Jubilee Tour
People embrace following a shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown
London Mayor Boris Johnson and British Prime Minister David Cameron
Britain’s Bradley Wiggins celebrates winning the 2012 Tour de France on the shoulders of his Sky teammates

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