PICTURES

A destructive wave of viscous red mud has all but erased the village of Bento Rodrigues.

Refugees and migrants cross Norway's border with Russia despite being inhospitable, cold and – very soon – permanently dark.

Violent clashes briefly broke out between police and demonstrators in Athens during a general strike.

US-led coalition air strikes pound Isis-held areas of Sinjar as around 7,500 fighters advance on the ground.

Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.

Reuters photographer Maxim Zmeyev records the lives of the few people who remain in remote snow-covered villages.

Victoria's Secret held its 20th annual fashion show in New York, featuring 47 models wearing barely-there lingerie.

Water from the flood in 10 November 1985 has receded revealing a lost Argentinian spa town.

The jury has narrowed down more than 42,000 entries to a shortlist of 25 images. Which one captures your imagination?

An expectant nation awaits victory for Suu Kyi and the weakening of the military-backed regime.

The station will open in 2018 and feature a tropical rooftop garden .

Forecasters have issued several warnings, as two bodies are found in Austin and San Antonio areas.

World Cities Day is observed on 31 October 2015.

Syrian government forces fired a barrage missiles into a busy market in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus.

Facial tattoos were once common among Berber women, but now it is considered a sin in Islam.

The atomic design is a reminder of North Korea's refusal to abandon its nuclear programme.

Self-driving cars and weird concept vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The best photos captured by British soldiers on service in Afghanistan and in parade back home.

Inmates convicted of murder and theft are being offered an incentive to behave.

The death toll is expected to rise after a powerful earthquake struck a remote area of north-eastern Afghanistan.

Indigenous peoples from Brazil, as well as native people from Asia and North America, are competing in the first World Indigenous Games.

Shia Muslims beat their heads and chests with chains and knives, and gash their heads with swords.

Police fire stun grenades at students outside President Jacob Zuma's offices in Pretoria.

About 700 refugees and migrants had been living in the empty Lycee Jean-Quarre building.

India is celebrating the Hindu festival of Dussehra, signifying the triumph of good over evil.

Many ‎camping in the open are families with children waiting to travel into EU.

IBTimesUK presents a gallery of celebrations held during the nine-day Hindu Navratri festival, leading up to Dussehra.

JR is known chiefly for his enormous black-and-white close-up portraits pasted on walls around the world.

Thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded in worsening weather after Hungary sealed its borders with Serbia and Croatia.