Raisin Monday is the culmination of Raisin Weekend – an alcohol-fuelled rite of passage for new students at St Andrew's University in Scotland.
David Sim Oct 23, 2017
Photos of the eight prototypes built for US President Donald Trump's proposed US-Mexico border wall, including one with sharp metal spikes on top.
David Sim Oct 23, 2017
In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.
David Sim Oct 23, 2017
The week's best photojournalism, from the battles for Raqqa and Kirkuk, to forest fires in Portugal and Spain and Storm Ophelia's yellow skies over Britain.
David Sim Oct 20, 2017
One in five Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps are "acutely malnourished" and require medical attention, says Unicef report, Outcast and Desperate.
David Sim Oct 20, 2017
More photos from 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Brent Stirton's hard-hitting investigation into the crisis caused by a thriving market for rhino horn.
David Sim Oct 19, 2017
Chilling photos of bunkers, bombs and bodies inside Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters liberated the city from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) militants.
David Sim Oct 19, 2017
One person died in the fire which ripped through the traditional Burmese-style teak Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon before dawn.
David Sim Oct 19, 2017
Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.
David Sim Oct 18, 2017
Brian Griffin (not the dog from Family Guy) was a major British music industry photographer in the 1980s, shooting album covers by Depeche Mode, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Specials, Elvis Costello and many more.
David Sim Oct 18, 2017
Photos show fighting is still going on in Marawi long after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared it had been liberated from Islamist militants.
David Sim Oct 18, 2017
Photojournalist Brent Stirton has been named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 for his shocking image of a black rhino killed by poachers for its horns.
David Sim Oct 17, 2017
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced they have defeated Islamic State (Isis, Daesh) in its former capital after a four-month battle.
David Sim Oct 17, 2017
Iraq's dramatic move against the Kurds came soon after they had fought side by side to rid the country of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).
David Sim Oct 17, 2017
Ferocious wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Portugal, including a one-month-old baby, and at least three in Spain.
David Sim Oct 17, 2017
This year's most powerful Atlantic hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – caused so much damage that 2017 will almost certainly prove to be the costliest hurricane season on record.
David Sim Oct 16, 2017
Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.
David Sim Oct 16, 2017
Award-winning photojournalist Kevin Frayer spent two weeks in Bangladesh documenting the lives of some of the more than half a million Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar since late August.
David Sim Oct 13, 2017
The week's best news and sport photos, from California wildfires and Vietnam floods, to the battle for Raqqa, Kenya election protests and Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis.
David Sim Oct 13, 2017
Thailand is preparing to bid a grand final farewell for the late king with an elaborate five-day funeral ceremony that will begin on 25 October.
David Sim Oct 13, 2017
Thailand marks one year since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. IBTimes UK looks back at the life of the "people's king", who helped shape the Southeast Asian nation.
David Sim Oct 13, 2017
The storm that hit Vietnam caused its worst flooding in years, submerging more than 30,000 houses and damaging infrastructure, crops and livestock.
David Sim Oct 13, 2017
Aerial photos show enormous scale of devastation, with block after block obliterated, leaving smouldering piles of ash dotted by brick chimneys and the skeletons of burnt-out cars.
David Sim Oct 12, 2017
The demonstrations came after opposition leader Raila Odinga shocked the country by withdrawing his candidacy for a re-run of August's disputed presidential election.
David Sim Oct 11, 2017
At least four wineries suffered "total or very significant losses," and at least nine reported damage to their winery, outbuildings or surrounding vineyards.
David Sim Oct 11, 2017
IBTimes UK shares portraits and stories of survivors living in small towns near the epicentre of the earthquake that rocked Mexico on 19 September, killing at least 369 people.
David Sim Oct 10, 2017
By day and by night they come, an endless tide of humanity streaming out of Myanmar into Bangladesh. Rohingya Muslim men, women and children hoping to find sanctuary in one of the poorest regions of a poor country.
David Sim Oct 10, 2017
Fifteen wildfires broke out almost simultaneously in Northern California, destroying homes, wineries and hotels and trailer parks. Seven died in Sonoma County. Two died in Napa County and one in Mendocino County. Death toll is expected to rise.
David Sim Oct 10, 2017
More Rohingya refugees have chosen to trek for days in monsoon weather to find sanctuary in one of the poorest regions of a poor country. Yet the Myanmar government denies ethnic cleansing and says "clearance operations" have ended.
David Sim Oct 09, 2017
Nearly 40 futuristic vehicles are racing 3,000km across Australia powered only by the sun. The World Solar Challenge goes from Darwin to Adelaide and is expected to take a week, with speeds of 90-100 kmh (55-62 mph).
David Sim Oct 09, 2017
