Experience thousands of orchids at Kew Gardens' Thai tropical paradise
Escape to somewhere exotic and tropical this winter: the 23rd annual orchid festival at Kew Gardens in southwest London.
Amazing photos of 2018 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival queens wearing huge 80kg costumes on wheels
The spectacular costumes – covered in feathers, sequins and jewels – can be more than 5m high and weigh over 80kg.
In pictures: Two days of constant bombardment in the Syrian rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 384 people, including 94 children, have been killed in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region since 29 January.
Israel gives African migrants a choice: Deportation plus cash, or jail
Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.
Retromobile 2018: Beautiful rare classic and vintage cars go on show and on sale in Paris
In pictures: The most exciting cars on show at Retromobile 2018, including the Ferrari FXX, a stunning 1938 Bugatti and a pristine Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet.
Taiwan earthquake photos: Firefighters rescue people from buildings leaning at precarious angles
Photos show buildings in Hualien leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, shattered glass and bent iron beams.
Poland's Holocaust bill: The 'Polish death camps' controversy explained
Poland's president says he will sign a bill outlawing suggestions the Polish nation or state was complicit in Nazi crimes.
Photos of Japanese military helicopter crash site show how fortunate young girl was to escape house
An 11-year-old girl was the only one person at home when the helicopter crashed into her house. She managed to escape with only a minor knee injury,
Indonesia floods in pictures: Deadly landslides in Jakarta and West Java after torrential rains
Torrential rains have caused havoc in Jakarta and neighbouring West Java, as flooding and landslides have killed at least five people.
Inside an eerie, abandoned ski resort near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) in South Korea
The Alps Ski Resort was one of South Korea's first winter sports destinations, attracting tens of thousands of skiers every year, until it abruptly shut in 2006.
Berlin Wall 1961 to 1989: Pictorial history of the Cold War barrier and famous escapes
The Berlin Wall has now been dismantled for as long as it stood - 28 years, two months and 26 days, or 10,316 days in total.
China's Lunar New Year: Chaotic scenes as hundreds of millions of people travel home for holiday
The world's largest annual migration is underway as hundreds of millions of Chinese people head back home to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families.
Venice Carnival 2018 photos: Best costumes and masks at this year's Carnevale di Venezia
IBTimes UK presents a gallery featuring the best photos of the most creative costumes and masks at this year's Venice Carnival.
Snow of the Century: Moscow blanketed in white after heaviest snowfall since records began
An average month's amount of snow fell on Moscow over the weekend, with the depth of the snow reaching 62 centimetres (24.5 inches) in some parts.
The Graphic City: A photography competition judged by Artificial Intelligence
IBTimes UK teams up with EyeEm for a photography competition focusing on the clean lines, shapes and compositions of minimalist architecture across the globe.
Surreal scenes as Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga swears himself in as the people's president
Opposition leader Raila Odinga swore himself in as "the people's president" during a mock inauguration ceremony in front of a huge crowd of tens of thousands in Nairobi.
The Spheres: Amazon's rainforest space may look cool, but wouldn't you rather work in an office?
Amazon says its "employees can work in an environment that's more like a tropical rainforest in the clouds than an office." Like that's a good thing.
Day Zero is approaching, when Cape Town may become first global city to run out of water
Cape Town is in the grips of a drought so severe that it is projected to run out of water on 12 April, becoming the world's first major city to run dry
In pictures: At Venice Carnival 2018, you're free to be what you want to be
Venice carnival costumes are changing. It's not just fabulous ballgowns for the ladies and black cloaks for the men. Why should the ladies have all the fun?
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp [Graphic images]
Set up in 1940, Auschwitz became the centrepiece of Nazi Party dictator Adolf Hitler's "final solution" plan to exterminate the Jews.
Hundreds of chefs from around the world, all in chef whites, attend Paul Bocuse's funeral in Lyon
Legendary French chef Paul Bocuse, often referred to as the "Pope of French cuisine", died aged 91 on 20 January.
Australia day? Invasion Day rallies mark start of white colonisation
Invasion Day rallies to protest against Australia Day, the celebration of the start of white colonisation and persecution of Aboriginal Australians 230 years ago.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day exhibition: Photography during the Holocaust
A powerful new exhibition at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem explores the power of photography during World War II.
Before-and-after photos of floods in Paris as River Seine continues to rise
Rivers across France keep getting more and more swollen as more and more rain falls on the country,.
In pictures: A safe space for Rohingya women at a Bangladesh refugee camp
The so-called "widow's camp" at Balukhali Rohingya refugee settlement consists of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed.
Barbed wire fences and armed guards: First photos of Myanmar's Rohingya reception camps
Myanmar finally allowed the world's media in to Rakhine state to show they are ready to welcome back some of the Rohingya Muslims who fled the country.