Rahul Talukder , Spot News , 3rd prize stories , Worldpressphoto2014

Collapse of Rana Plaza
28 April 2013

A rescue worker inspects the site before a rescue operation with heavy machinery begins.

On 24 April 2013, an eight-story commercial building, containing five garment factories, a bank, and several shops, collapsed during morning rush hour in Savar, Bangladesh. More than 1,100 people died and more than 2,500 were injured. Warnings were issued the day before when cracks were discovered, but the garment authorities disregarded the warning and required the workers to report the next morning. Photographer, Bangladesh

Goran Tomasevic , Spot News , 1st prize stories, Worldpressphoto2014

Rebels Attack Government Checkpoint
30 January 2013  
 Syrian rebel fighters take cover amid flying debris and shrapnel after being hit by a tank shell fired towards them by the Syrian Army in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus. On 30 January 2013, a Syrian rebel group planning an attack on government forces is hit by sniper fire in Damascus, Syria. After evacuating their comrade, who was shot in the chest and would later die from injuries, the rebels return to attack the checkpoint with rocket fire. Subsequently, government forces fired tank shells at the rebels. The rebels eventually retreated for the day to mourn the death of their comrade.

Photographer, Serbia