This year's winners were selected from thousands of entries submitted by photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.
There are just a few days left to enter the travel photography contest and stand a chance of a winning 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos.
The military has warned the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops capture more ground.
Iraqi forces battling Isis in Mosul say they are days away from ousting militants completely from the Old City.
The military has regularly overstated its position, claiming fighting would be over "within days". It is now in its fifth week.
More than 1,000 firefighters and nine water-dropping aircraft are battling the blaze in Pedrogao Grande, which is raging for a third consecutive day.
Fabian Urbina, 17, died of a gunshot wound after being shot in the chest by a member of the National Guard.
Aid agencies are struggling to provide food and services in South Sudan due to a funding crisis.
Now in its 12th year, the international competition received almost 10,000 entries from 74 different countries around the globe.
Portugal's worst forest fires in living memory have so far claimed the lives of 62 people, most of whom died in their cars as they tried to flee the inferno.
Scotland's premier photography festival – running from 18 June to 31 July 2017 – features established names and emerging talent.
Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy said recovering bodies could take months, and admitted there was a risk not all would be identified.
Each sculpture is a concertina of thousands of pieces of paper glued together and then carved into the shape of pistols, machine guns and bullets.
Prora was designed to accommodate 20,000 holidaymakers in huge buildings which extend almost five kilometres along Ruegen Island's Baltic Sea coast.
The CJTF helped to turn the tide against Boko Haram, but their presence now casts a shadow over longer-term efforts to bring stability to the troubled Lake Chad region.
Massive landslides crashed into villages in the southeast of Bangladesh, after torrential rains.
At least six people have been killed in a huge fire which engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in the Latimer Road area of North Kensington, west London.
How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.
The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Greek island of Lesbos killed one person and injured at least 10.
Would you like a doll that looks and feels just like a real baby, complete with umbilical cord?
Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-government demonstrations in several cities across Russia and arrested scores of protesters.
In many parts of Africa, albinos are attacked for their body parts, which are highly prized in witchcraft and can fetch a high price.
The annual gay pride in Los Angeles was replaced by a Resist March, with protesters dressed as Trump or bearing placards and T-shirts referring to the US President.
A 40-man brawl ensued 15 minutes into the game between La Santa Croce Azzurri (Blue) and Santo Spirito Bianchi (White) when a player punched the referee and refused to leave the pitch.
In an attempt to cling on as Prime Minister, May has said she will form a government supported by her "friends" in the DUP.
At least nine people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes in the worst winter storm in 30 years.
The government said Neomar Lander, 17, died when a homemade mortar exploded in his hands. Opposition leaders said he was killed by a tear gas canister.
Britain has warmed to Jeremy Corbyn and punished Theresa May for running a negative campaign and sticking to slogans.
Police confiscate high-tech devices straight out of a James Bond film including wireless receivers hidden in belts, pens, watches and earpieces.
The latest military action will pile more pressure on the jihadists whose self-declared caliphate is in retreat across Syria and Iraq.