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The Surva International Festival of the Masquerade sees roughly 6,000 people from every folklore region of the country attend.

President Donald Trump's Executive Order bars admission of Syrian refugees and restricts people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering US.

Competitors faced 250 obstacles, including a 40ft vertical wall climb, an underwater tunnel and a series of concrete pipes fixed with hanging electric wires.

Survivors gathered at the former Nazi death camp to commemorate its liberation by Soviet troops in 1945.

From flamboyant carnival costumes and Buddhist or Hindu religious symbols to coral reefs and castles.

Often called Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, Chinese New Year 4715 will fall on 28 January.

The worst wildfires in Chile's modern history destroyed 1,500 homes in the town.

Conservation works are planned to be carried out on a total of 45 brick prisoner barracks of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp.

The 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp will take place on 27 January 2017.

Every new year, China's massive army of migrant workers sets out for the often long and arduous journey back to their hometowns.

Festivities took place all over the country with particularly spectacular sights observed in Jammu, Srinagar and Kolkata

Towering flames rage through forested hills and towns, destroying homes and the region's world-renowned vineyards.

A Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia has closed down – not because of any controversy, but due to a lack of interest.

Many believe Australia's national day celebrates the arrival of white settlement, marking the beginning of injustices suffered by the country's disadvantaged Aborigines.

Taking the west side could prove much tougher; the jihadists are expected to put up a fierce fight as they are cornered in a shrinking area.

All the action from Melbourne Park as the Williams sisters progress and Nadal beats Raonic to set up possible Federer final.

A car bomb was rammed into the gate of the Dayah hotel in Mogadishu, leaving 28 dead and scores injured.

Over 1,000 sled dogs and 250 mushers are expected to attend the 34th Aviemore Sled Dog Rally.

In pictures: Three people who claim to have mysterious energy radiating from their bodies, allowing them to stick metal objects to their torsos.

More than 65,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since October after the Burmese army launched a crackdown in Rakhine State.

For centuries, merchants have travelled across the vast, cracked desert basin with caravans of camels to collect blocks of salt.

So far this year, 140 prisoners have been killed in violent clashes between gangs – many of them brutally beheaded and butchered.

Almost three billion journeys are expected to be made during the Spring Festival period, or about two journeys for every single member of China's population.

A stunning image of a kingfisher diving into a river at such high speed that it seems to leave a motion trail behind it clinched the award for Spanish photographer Mario Cea.

Here are some of the best photos of Trump supporters across the globe in the days leading up to the inauguration ceremony.

The real estate mogul and reality TV star who upended American politics sworn in as the 45th president.

Anti-Trump activists have staged protests all over the world as Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the US.

In the past week, various cities have been preparing for Trump's inauguration, with many taking advantage of the political uncertainty it has caused

Thousands of Trump supporters are expected to pour into Washington DC to witness the event.