2011 News Photos of the Year (150 images)

Soldiers from China's People's Liberation Army 'Guard of Honor' train at their barracks in Beijing on July 21, 2011. China's military is growing in a secretive way, raising the risk of conflict due to "misunderstanding and miscalculation," according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A billboard along 32nd Street in Phoenix is an indication of the attitudes of Arizona residents on gun rights, people of Arizona are allowed to carry guns into bars, January 10,2011. UPI/Art Foxall

French military jets display the country's colors during the annual Bastille Day military parade at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on July 14, 2011. This year's parade highlighted the regiments of the overseas French territories including Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia and Polynesia. UPI/David Silpa

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund Manager, accompanied by his wife Anne Sinclair, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on June 6, 2011 in New York City. Strauss-Kahn entered a not-guilty plea on charges stemming from last month's incident where he allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel employee. UPI /Monika Graff