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Fans of the pop star are leaving flowers, cards, candles and touching hand-written messages at his homes in north London and at the riverside mansion in Oxfordshire where he died.

In this gallery, IBTimes UK looks back at the year in four countries ripped apart by conflict: Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.

Pictured at dusk or in darkness, the ever-changing British capital glitters with jewel-like hues.

IBTimes UK takes a look back at the 100 most iconic news and sports images of 2016.

Jack Taylor went to Carnival and somehow made ordinary people doing ordinary things look like flawlessly styled and posed tableaux.

International Business Times UK is pleased to announce that Goran Tomasevic is our 2016 Agency Photographer of the Year.

'What Jesus Christ is for many religious people, Stalin is the same for me,' says one elderly fan.

Thousands of civilians and rebel fighters have left Aleppo in convoys of buses and ambulances in the past 24 hours.

Getty Images photojournalists from around the world tell IBTimes UK the stories behind some of the most widely-used images of the year.

Open to both professional and amateur photographers, the contest showcases the best photography of the built environment.

Protests, resignations and Nigel Farage – here are the best (and worst) photos documenting British politics before and after the vote.

From Barbados to Bhutan here are the best photos from the royal family's official tours this year.

Here are some of the funniest photographs and moments from the past 12 months, that most world leaders would rather forget.

Thousands of civilians are still believed to be holed up in a 'hellish corner' of less than a square kilometre of the opposition-held area.

An underwater photo of sardine migration on the Wild Coast of South Africa has been selected from thousands of entries as the grand prize winner of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest.

Photographer Scott Audette spent a day with Bing, real name 'Bin Wang', documenting his training regime.

The 11th century minaret at the mosque was destroyed three years ago and sections of the medieval souk were burned down.

Residents of South Korea welcomed the leader's swift fall from grace amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury.

The last surviving member of the original seven American 'Right Stuff' Mercury astronauts, has died at the age of 95.

IBTimes UK takes a pictorial look the 70-year film career of one of the last living legends of the Hollywood star system

Tensions are growing in Ghana following Wednesday's presidential election, as main opposition NPP urge incumbent president to admit defeat.

Fewer than 200 survivors of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and other military bases in Hawaii are alive today.

Families in Cali, Colombia, decorate their relatives' graves with lanterns, partying into the night with them to welcome the start of the Christmas season.

Children around the world draw pictures of what they would like to receive from Santa Claus this Christmas.

From Syria's ongoing conflict to Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, Reuters photographers have been on the scene to record the biggest news stories of the year.

Dozens of women and children – some of them migrants from sub-Saharan Africa held captive by Isis – escaped or were released from militant-held territory.

Reports suggest that the London owner of the fleet had the cars removed from his possession by enforcement officers in accordance with a High Court writ.

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province, killing at least 97 people and sparking a frantic search for survivors.

The IDF's Desert Reconnaissance Battalion makes use of Bedouin soldiers' tracking skills.