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Six people remain missing and over 1,000 have been evacuated.

IBTimes UK presents the best photos of the Rio 2016 Olympic opening ceremony.

IBTimes UK shares the best Instagram posts by Olympic athletes getting ready for Rio 2016.

Now in its 38th year, teams from the UK and other countries enjoy four day festival at Ashton Court Estate.

First held in 1990, the festival is now one of the most popular in Europe.

IBTimes UK rounds up the best Olympic athletes' photos and videos on Instagram.

Country abandoned currency in 2009 after hyperinflation, adopting a multi-currency system dominated by dollar.

Goran Tomasevic's photographs show Libyan government forces battling Islamic State in Sirte.

Rebel forces are trying to open a new route for a quarter of a million civilians in Aleppo who are under siege.

IBTimes UK looks back at the outbreak of Britain's worst civil disturbances in decades.

Photo of couple went viral but leader determined to stamp out trade. 770 people killed in police operations.

An anti-narcotics operation was conducted over five days in the country's southeastern jungle region.

The priest was killed by two French citizens while leading morning mass in the nearby town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.

The British Airways i360 in Brighton is 27 metres taller than the London Eye.

Some 500,000 people are expected to visit Rio de Janeiro over the next three weeks.

'Happy Dying' invites participants to take part in their own pretend funeral.

More than 150 flights from Hong Kong cancelled, leaving thousands stranded.

Quezon City Jail was built six decades ago to house 800 prisoners. It now accommodates 3,800 men.

The bodies are thought to be the remains of Cylon supporters, following the failed coup in 632 BC.

IBTimes UK takes a look at some of the best costumes from the event.

Extremely hot, dry weather is hampering efforts of 5,300 firefighters and 16 helicopters.

IBTimesUK takes a look at some of the most beautiful sights the Brazilian city has to offer:

Ten displaced people will compete under the Olympic flag, to highlight the plight of refugees worldwide.

Pope visits the Nazi German death camp where Adolf Hitler's forces killed more than a million people.

Four Indonesians, six Nigerians, two Zimbabweans, one Indian and one Pakistani are up for execution, according to reports.

Alex MacLean's beautiful and thought-provoking aerial images investigate man's impact on the natural world.

The Day of the Baptism of Kievan Rus' procession marks the 1028th anniversary of the Christianisation of the country.

The murder of a priest in Normandy has added to security fears around the Pope's visit for World Youth Day.

Israeli troops kill Hamas militant suspected of drive-by attack that killed Rabbi Michael Mark.