PICTURES

Hurricane Matthew moved along a coast-hugging path to the US.

Alex Wheeler Oct 07, 2016

Cars could be seen drifting among the floodwaters, while emergency services made various rescue missions.

Alex Wheeler Oct 07, 2016

The death toll on Haiti has risen rapidly, mainly in villages making contact with the outside world days after the cyclone hit.

David Sim Oct 07, 2016

The storm ripped through the Caribbean country on 4 October and has destroyed thousands of homes.

Alex Wheeler Oct 06, 2016

Intensive care wards in hospitals are filled with emaciated and stunted children.

David Sim Oct 05, 2016

Smugglers took advantage of calm waters to launch vessels crowded with refugees who pay them in the hope of reaching Europe.

Alex Wheeler Oct 05, 2016

It is estimated that over 100,000 men and women were executed and buried in unmarked graves during the Spanish Civil War.

David Sim Oct 05, 2016

At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade.

David Sim Oct 05, 2016

IBTimes UK presents some of the breathtaking images taken by photographer Tom Roe during his journey.

Alex Wheeler Oct 05, 2016

Located in southern Siberia, Lake Baikal is so large it is often mistaken for the sea.

Alex Wheeler Oct 05, 2016

South African police fired stun grenades, rubber bullets and tear gas at rock-throwing students.

David Sim Oct 04, 2016

Nish Nalbandian's book, A Whole World Blind, depicts fighters on the front line, as well as everyday people eking out a living amid the ruins.

David Sim Oct 04, 2016

Jeroen Oerlemans is the third journalist to be killed in Libya this year.

David Sim Oct 04, 2016

The island of Foula is home to huge colonies of seabirds, hundreds of Shetland ponies and about 30 people.

David Sim Oct 03, 2016

The new proposal would make all abortions illegal, even in cases of rape or when the woman's life is at risk.

Alex Wheeler Oct 03, 2016

The most dangerous job – climbing to the pinnacle of the tower before the whole thing collapses – is done by a girl as young as five.

David Sim Oct 03, 2016

Those taking part, show their religious devotion through ritualistic and self-mutilating trials.

Alex Wheeler Oct 03, 2016

In pictures: The latest SUVs, electric cars, hybrid cars, supercars and hypercars, as well as weird and wacky concept vehicles.

David Sim Sep 30, 2016

These photos of daily in life in Pyongyang are remarkable for just how unremarkable everything seems – on the surface.

David Sim Sep 30, 2016

Patients often travel hundreds of miles to city hospitals, creating a wave of cancer 'refugees' often living on a shoestring.

David Sim Sep 30, 2016

Both countries claim Kashmir as their own, with each governing separate areas of the state.

Alex Wheeler Sep 29, 2016

A commuter train crashed into Hoboken railway station in New Jersey during the morning rush hour.

David Sim Sep 29, 2016

Powered by a 6,262cc V12 engine with a 120kW electric motor, it goes from 0 to 100km/h in under three seconds.

David Sim Sep 29, 2016

At least 27 people are missing after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto Sucun village in China's Zhejiang province.

David Sim Sep 29, 2016

Striking pictures show devastating impact of climate change on reef systems around the Japanese islands.

Karthick Arvinth Sep 29, 2016

Award-winning photos of daredevils hanging off cliffs, surfing huge waves, slacklining on icebergs and more.

David Sim Sep 29, 2016

Polar bears are a protected species and shooting them is allowed only for self-defence and as a last resort.

David Sim Sep 28, 2016

A CalFire spokesman said this kind of 'extreme' fire behaviour is the 'new norm'.

David Sim Sep 28, 2016

Peres, who shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, was one of the country's most-admired leaders.

David Sim Sep 28, 2016