Jim Watson

1st Place, Capitol

UNITED STATES, Washington : US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON

3rd Place, Picture Story Sports

AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON

Award of Excellence, Feature

UNITED STATES, ARLINGTON: Widow, Karen Bell (C), wipes her eyes as she sits with Pamela Alexander (L), the mother of the deceased, and James Bell III, father of the deceased, during the burial of US Marine Staff Sergeant Vincent Bell, who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at the time of his death in Afghanistan, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, December 27, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON

Saul Loeb

2nd Place, Pictorial

AUSTRALIA, Canberra: Guests listen as US President Barack Obama addresses the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on November 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO / Pool / Saul LOEB

Jewel Samad

Award of Excellence, Presidential

UNITED KINGDOM, London : US President Barack Obama (Front) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (Back) play table tennis with students of the Globe Academy school in London on May 24, 2011. Obama basked on May 24, 2011 in the lavish royal pageantry of a state visit to Britain, given an extra dash of glamour by a brief encounter with Prince William and his new bride Catherine. AFP PHOTO/ JEWEL SAMAD