Alex Wheeler

Roads have been closed across the city, and flags have been put at half mast as people lay pay their respects.

India is facing chronic water shortages and drought, as rivers become increasingly polluted and groundwater reserves rapidly decline.

NPPP has selected 49 finalists from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects

Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week which focuses on Jesus' last days before he was crucified.

The spectacular celebration in Valencia consists of giant mechanisms, gunpowder, street performances and music

This year's World Water Day focuses on how quantity and quality of water can change workers' lives and livelihoods.

Here are the Top 10 universities with highest rankings in Times survey.

The concrete bunker covers 8,700 square metres with 300m of tunnels.

The Al Zaatari refugee camp has seen nearly 80 newborns a week since its establishment in 2012.

Farmers from the French-speaking region of Wallonia organised an awareness campaign on the sidelines of an EU agriculture meeting in Brussels.

The conflict has affected more than 80 percent of Syria's children, including 7 million who now live in poverty

Following the attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring 'terrorism to its knees'.

Hundreds have drowned trying to make it across the narrow stretch of the Aegean separating the island from Turkey.

Billionaire businessman often pauses to scold protesters before asking security officers to take them away.

Launched in 1959 by entrepreneur and inventor Ruth Handler, Barbie became one of the most iconic children's dolls of the 20th century.

There are around 134,000 Tibetans living in exile, the vast majority in India or Nepal.

Built with locally sourced wood and floating on hundreds of recycled plastic barrels, The Makoko Floating School offers free education to local children

More than 250,000 photographs were found after the tragedy and were displayed at collection centres for owners to recover.

Women's Day recognises everything from women's suffrage to representation in politics and equal parenting.

Many families have filed lawsuits against Malaysian Airlines, with the search set to end in June 2016.

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2016 features 85 mushers and teams each made up of 16 dogs

Shiva is celebrated on the 13th night and the 14th days of the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun. In 2016 it was celebrated on 7 March

Tight border patrols and tough new Hungarian laws punishing illegal entry and border fence vandalism slowed down the amount of refugees allowed through the borders.

Police say they have evidence that Lula received illicit benefits from kickbacks at state oil firm Petroleo Bras.

The reason behind the plane's disappearance remains unconfirmed.

A French administrative court have rejected NGO's request to stop the eviction.

The billionaire tycoon's chances of clinching the US Republican presidential nomination are looking more likely than ever.

Bajorat, 59, was discovered by fishermen on his yacht Sajo off the coast of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur.

Four EU countries stated they are limiting the number of refugees crossing the border to 580 a day.