PICTURES

Tech fans were given a preview of some of the latest technology that will be shown in the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With nearly a year to go until the US presidential elections, the candidates will appear in a lot more amusing photos like these.

With a magnitude reaching 6.7, an earthquake has hit the remotest area of north-east India, with tremors being felt in neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh.

Every year, keepers at London Zoo face the challenging task of tallying up every creature from among more than 750 species.

Workers give the final touches to ice buildings and giant snow sculptures at the Harbin Ice Festival.

Heavy snow has fallen in Istanbul, causing flight cancellations, road chaos and closure of schools – and beautiful photos.

A round-up of the winners of the year's biggest and best photography competitions.

IBTimes UK looks back at high profile celebrity arrests and the resulting mugshots.

Recipients include Barbara Windsor, AP McCoy, Sue Barker, Damon Albarn, James Nesbitt, Idris Elba, Chris Froome and Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Photographs from National Geographic's January 2016 edition explore the life of a vulture in troublesome times.

Followers of the Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda religions gather on Rio's Copacabana Beach to pay tribute to Iemanja, the queen of the sea.

James Smart's photo of a tornado has won the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest.

Photos of devastating effects of flooding as government denies a north-south divide.

Photos from inside the shattered city of Ramadi after it was recaptured from Isis

Residents of the Spanish town of Ibi stage a mock military coup, pelting each other with flour and eggs.

More than a hundred flood warnings remained in place on 27 December including 24 severe warnings.

Volunteers have organised Christmas celebrations for refugee children at shelters around Germany.

There are actually two wars going on in Syria: a rebellion against Assad, and an invasion by Isis (Daesh).

The perils faced by refugees and migrants along their epic journeys towards the European Union.

The biggest news photos of the second half of the year, including the photo that changed the public perception of the refugee crisis.

In Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugees wearing scarves over their faces work in fields of cannabis plants.

Twin terror attacks in Paris book-ended a year dominated by the fight against Islamic State in Syria and the resulting exodus of refugees.

Lucy Nicholson photographed people living on the streets of LA. As they posed for portraits, they shared their stories.

There are just days left to enter the world's largest photography competition.

At least 91 people are missing after landslide buries business park in Shenzhen – China's fourth major disaster this year.

Sydney was struck by a rare tornado, bringing down walls, trees and power lines and ripping off roofs.

As The Force Awakens approaches, photographers capture pictures of fans with their Star Wars collections.

Twitter explodes with Photoshopped photos of Cameron watching the Peake launch.

Twenty-six dogs and puppies have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm.