PICTURES

Children with blackened faces play in and around puddles of thick crude oil gushing from the breached wells.

The coast guard ship Diciotti and the Topaz, a ship run by humanitarian group Migrant Offshore Aid Station, are part of the effort.

Haiti voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on 20 November, which was meant to end a year of political and economic uncertainty.

Much of La Paz receives water just three days a week, from 6am to 9am, because reservoirs serving the city are nearly dry.

A mile-long illuminated trail leads visitors past glowing trees, to Wolfgang Buttress' bee-inspired installation The Hive.

The royal tour marks the 35th Anniversary of Independence in Antigua and Barbuda, and the 50th Anniversary of Independence in Barbados and Guyana.

Torrential downpours and winds of up to 80mph caused misery in parts of the country.

Hungary is building a second 'intelligent' fence equipped with heat and motion sensors and night-vision cameras along its border with Serbia.

Bands of Christian fighters travel across the desert in pickup trucks bearing large wooden crosses.

You can help to choose a winner of a world-renowned photography competition by voting in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

Arbaeen commemorates the end of a 40-day mourning period after the killing of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, during a battle in 680 AD.

Many in the Philippines are angered by the way Marcos's family had kept the timing of the burial secret.

Plastination is when all the body's liquids are removed and then replaced with plastic polymers.

Friday 18 November 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Somme Offensive – one of the bloodiest battles in history.

IBTimes UK takes a look at the new cars and trends at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public on Friday 18 November.

The new Leicester Square Lego store covers an area of 914 square metres over two floors.

A photo tour of the interiors and exhibits at the Design Museum's new home on High Street Kensington, London.

There is an overwhelming sense of uncertainty as Iraqi special forces press ahead with their offensive on the Islamist group's last big stronghold in Iraq.

A new book of haunting photographs takes readers inside derelict and abandoned state hospitals, asylums, and psychiatric facilities.

Arizona Border Recon conduct reconnaissance operations along a 52-mile desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley.

Delivered by Crossrail Limited, the project will be run by Transport for London and will see 26 miles of new tunnels.

The IBTimes UK picture desk's favourites from the Take A View Landscape Photographer of the Year contest book.

The iconic gown in which Marilyn Monroe serenaded John F Kennedy is expected to fetch $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.

Demonstrators angry about US foreign policy on Greece and wars in asylum-seekers home countries of Afghanistan and Syria.

Once the capital of an empire stretching across the ancient Middle East, Nimrud was looted and ransacked by the militants.

Moments of tragedy and tension in ongoing fight to liberate Iraq's second city from jihadists.

IBTimes UK presents a selection of his work throughout the era:

This week has been designated as Orangutan Caring Week. Find out what you can do to help protect these critically endangered animals.

Helmed by Vogue Italia's editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, the event showcases works by Vanessa Beecroft, Juno Calypso and Yelena Yumchuk.