PICTURES

A combination of drought and a heatwave in California had left tinder dry and highly combustible.

David Sim Sep 15, 2015

Migrants and refugees are rushing to enter Hungary before new emergency immigration laws come into force.

David Sim Sep 14, 2015

People have made their homes in decommissioned planes abandoned in a field in Bangkok.

David Sim Sep 14, 2015

Masses fall sick due to thick smoke from wildfires made by illegal land clearing in Indonesia.

David Sim Sep 11, 2015

Organisers hoped to attract at least 500,000 people for a pro-independence rally in Barcelona.

David Sim Sep 11, 2015

The waters are retreating in Joso after washing houses away in scenes reminiscent of a tsunami.

David Sim Sep 11, 2015

In the former Soviet Union, bus stops were often an excuse for designers to try out their most outlandish ideas.

David Sim Sep 11, 2015

Thousands of refugees and migrants spent the night sleeping in the open in torrential rain.

David Sim Sep 10, 2015

The Kinugawa River burst its banks after Tropical Storm Etau brought two months of rain in just 48 hours.

David Sim Sep 10, 2015

The Queen boarded a steam train and opened Scottish Borders railway on the day she took the reign record.

David Sim Sep 09, 2015

After perilous sea voyages from Turkey refugees are stranded on the Greek island for days or weeks.

David Sim Sep 09, 2015

The dirtiest of all the Spanish festivals is Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada.

David Sim Sep 08, 2015

Photographers travel with refugees as they flee war in Syria and head towards safety in the European Union.

David Sim Sep 08, 2015

The mother of a toddler killed in a West Bank firebomb attack believed to have been carried out by Jewish extremists has died.

David Sim Sep 07, 2015

Thousands of farmers protest over low milk prices outside EU headquarters in Brussels.

David Sim Sep 07, 2015

On 9 September Queen Elizabeth II will surpass her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria's reign of 63 years and 216 days.

David Sim Sep 07, 2015

Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history on Wednesday 9 September.

Staff Reporter Sep 05, 2015

Many of the migrants and refugees on the train had left the overcrowded asylum detention centre just days before.

David Sim Sep 03, 2015

Photos of this year's Burning Man, a huge alternative festival in Nevada's Black Rock desert.

David Sim Sep 03, 2015

China staged a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops to mark the occasion.

David Sim Sep 03, 2015

Matt Cardy photographed some of the signs held by refugees prevented from boarding trains in Budapest.

David Sim Sep 02, 2015

Thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Syria arrive in Greece every day. This is their story.

David Sim Sep 02, 2015

Hungarian authorities closed its main train station, then reopened it but barred entry to refugees and migrants.

David Sim Sep 01, 2015

Wrestling Komodo dragons, a shark-repellent surfboard and a concerned gorilla are among the finalists in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015.

David Sim Sep 01, 2015

Photos illustrating Britain's history of welcoming refugees fleeing conflicts around the world.

David Sim Aug 29, 2015

The third-strongest hurricane ever in the US made a direct hit on New Orleans on 29 August 2005.

David Sim Aug 29, 2015

Two tragedies show the desperate plight of migrants seeking refuge from war and poverty.

David Sim Aug 28, 2015

Hindu pilgrims have been cleansing their sins at the Kumbh Mela (Pitcher Festival) for more than 2,000 years.

David Sim Aug 28, 2015

Hundreds of Colombians wade through river with fridges, mattresses and bed on their backs.

David Sim Aug 27, 2015