PICTURES

Thousands of people from all over Europe have gathered in the Belgian capital to show their support for exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his government.

The town of Nueva Fuerabamba in Peru's southern Andes was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their rural village to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine

Award-winning photojournalist Allison Joyce met Rohingya rape survivors at refugee camps in Bangladesh. IBTimes UK shares their harrowing stories.

Ukrainian police went looking for former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili. A massive punch-up and surreal game of hide-and-seek ensued.

Firefighters are battling to contain at least four wildfires marching across southern California, whipped up by fierce Santa Ana winds.

Thousands of people have been evacuated as the Thomas Fire threatens Santa Paula and Ventura, destroying homes and vehicles in its path.

Coalition warplanes pounded Yemen's capital with at least 25 air strikes overnight in apparent retaliation for the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh by Houthi rebels.

The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the world's biggest, most prestigious photography competitions, with a big cash prize and a hugely popular annual exhibition. And it's free to enter.

Winners of the third Royal Society Publishing photography competition, which celebrates the power of images to communicate science.

Child marriage is common at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, where marrying off a young daughter means one less mouth to feed.

TV star turned opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has accused Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's government of trying to steal the election.

Pope Francis met a group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and pronounced the word he had so assiduously avoided only days earlier in Myanmar.

AFP photographer Ed Jones captures the harsh realities of life in the poverty-stricken rural villages along North Korea's eastern coast.

Muslims around the world are celebrating the birth of the prophet Muhammad, which occurs on the 12th day of Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.

Although we think of man as having negative impacts on wildlife, several cats species use paths to rapidly move around the rainforest.

Both President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his rival Salvador Nasralla, a television game show host allied with leftists, claimed victory after the election.

Britain's best Christmas lights and festive attractions, from laser shows at Kew Gardens and the Eden Project, to Dickens-themed attractions at Windsor Castle and Chatsworth House.

Small SUVs and eco-friendly hybrids dominate this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, but there were also a few high performance sports cars like Chevrolet's 2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible.

Members of the Israeli border police removed settlers one by one from the illegally-built structure in Elazar in Gush Etzion, in the southern West Bank, then began demolishing it.

A new book, Masters of Landscape Photography, looks at 16 leading exponents of the genre, each with their own unique take on how, where and why to capture landscapes.

In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.

Dramatic images of police and soldiers cracking down on young protesters were broadcast around the world, but less is known about the thousands more who were hauled away.

Hopes that the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta would end months of election turmoil were dashed.

Subjects at the General Yermolov Cadet School in southern Russia include handling firearms, disarming landmines, forest survival training and learning Morse code.

The election was chaotic, the re-election was chaotic, and the inauguration ceremony for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was chaotic.

White House Christmas 2017 decor – personally chosen by Melania Trump – includes 53 Christmas trees, 71 wreaths, more than 18,000 lights and more than 12,000 ornaments.

The resignation of law minster Zahid Hamid underscores how small Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah was able to force the Pakistani government to accept its demands.

Prince Harry's engagement to Meghan Markle — a mixed-race American raised as Catholic, a full-time actress, and a divorcee — shows that royalty has moved with the times.

Volcanologists say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung's peak, meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption.