PICTURES

There are plans to rebuild Aleppo's great medieval mosques, souks, bath houses and citadel "with the same stones where we can".

So many Haitian asylum seekers have arrived Quebec that Montreal has opened up its cavernous Olympic Stadium to house and process them.

Rio de Janeiro one year on from the Olympic Games opening ceremony on 5 August 2016.

A heatwave is currently extending across the continent, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in some areas.

Mount Sinabung erupts again, spewing out a towering column of volcanic ash more than four kilometres (2.6 miles) high.

The western route is becoming more popular – and Italy's new plans to curb migrant flow may make Spain even more attractive.

Italy plans to send warships to Libyan waters and has drawn up rules that must be followed by NGOs that rescue migrants.

A photograph of a lightning bolt striking within the ash cloud of an erupting volcano has won the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest.

His role as Queen's consort obliged him to spend his public life literally one step behind his wife, but he was impossible to ignore.

A new book tells the story of Passchendaele through the words and photographs of soldiers in the trenches.

Venezuela's new constituent assembly allows President Maduro to silence his enemies. But the opposition won't just go away.

Snake charmers sit outside temples as devotees queue up to offer milk to the serpent gods and seek their blessings.

There are conflicting reports about the exact death toll since protests began in April – but it is over 100.

The judges of the 2017 EyeEm Photography Awards have chosen 100 finalists from more than 590,000 entries.

Yemen is suffering the worst cholera outbreak ever recorded in any country in the space of a single a year, but it has put off a vaccination campaign until 2018.

Hidden away within the walls of Tower of London is a private drinking hole for the 37 Beefeaters who live with their families in the fortified complex.

Fires have ravaged tinder-dry vegetation in France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Montenegro and across southern Europe.

Some of the most spectacular pictures entered into the 2017 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

More than ten villages in central Portugal have been evacuated as forest fires rage in the provinces of Castelo Branco and Santarem.

The Battle of Passchendaele, one of the longest, bloodiest and most controversial battles of World War One, began 100 years ago.

Four firefighters have been injured as wildfires rage along the French Riviera and on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

Brightly coloured murals allow potential customers to see what is on offer inside shops that don't have large display windows.

A new documentary is being released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Thousands of suspects have died during the anti-drug campaign he launched after being sworn into office in June 2016, sparking widespread criticism.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he is prepared to wait for a year for the end of the siege which has killed more than 500 people.

Three Palestinians have died in violent clashes between Israeli police and Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem.

Zombies, Weeping Angels and White Walkers mingle with superheroes and aliens at San Diego's annual Comic-Con.

Rescue authorities said a Swedish man and a Turkish man died in the collapse at the White Corner Club when the quake struck.

Students and activists have cut down trees and dragged rubbish and furniture into the streets to form barriers.