Kenyan police fire tear gas, water cannon and live rounds at stone-throwing protesters in opposition areas as Kenya holds its second presidential election since August.
Nearly £70 million ($90m) has been set aside for the funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, the likes of which has never been seen in Thailand.
Trees put on one last brilliant display of colour before clocks go back on Sunday (29 October 2017), signifying the end of British Summer Time.
Air strikes, artillery and machine-gun fire have left the lakeside city of Marawi in the southern Philippines a smouldering wasteland of shattered buildings and bullet-pocked mosques and houses.
Despite torrential rain in Bangkok, crowds of mourners have begun camping on the streets around the royal palace ahead of the funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
From misty lochs and chalk cliffs to snow-covered mountains and autumnal woods, Landscape Photographer of the Year book captures the splendour of Britain's rural and urban landscapes, from the Outer Hebrides to the white cliffs of Dover.
Photos of the shattered Syrian city of Raqqa after a fierce four-month battle to expel Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).
More than 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed and 200,000 Hungarian refugees fled the country. Though the uprising was crushed, its impact was lasting.
Raisin Monday is the culmination of Raisin Weekend – an alcohol-fuelled rite of passage for new students at St Andrew's University in Scotland.
Photos of the eight prototypes built for US President Donald Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall, including one with sharp metal spikes on top.
In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.
The week's best photojournalism, from the battles for Raqqa and Kirkuk, to forest fires in Portugal and Spain and Storm Ophelia's yellow skies over Britain.
One in five Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps are "acutely malnourished" and require medical attention, says Unicef report, Outcast and Desperate.
More photos from 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Brent Stirton's hard-hitting investigation into the crisis caused by a thriving market for rhino horn.
Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.
The free annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, now in its 21st year, stretches for two kilometres along the coastline and features artworks created by 104 artists.
One person died in the fire which ripped through the traditional Burmese-style teak Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon before dawn.
Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.
Brian Griffin (not the dog from Family Guy) was a major British music industry photographer in the 1980s, shooting album covers by Depeche Mode, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Specials, Elvis Costello and many more.
Photos show fighting is still going on in Marawi long after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared it had been liberated from Islamist militants.