PICTURES

We give our verdict on the national costumes at the 2014 Miss International beauty pageant.

Catholics mark All Saints' Day to honour Christian saints, and All Souls' Day to remember the dead.

A zoo in Chile allows visitors to tickle a lion's belly – from inside a cage mounted on a truck.

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore refuses to resign, despite violent protests in Ouagadougou.

Al-Aqsa Mosque closed as Israeli police kill Palestinian man suspected of shooting Jewish activist.

Protesters storm parliament over plan to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his rule

At least two people were shot and one stabbed after San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals.

Iraqi peshmerga fighters arrive in south-eastern Turkey en route for the Syrian town of Kobani.

The World Press Photo Exhibition returns to London from 7 to 26 November 2014.

Real-life superheroes Xtreme Justice League patrol San Diego's streets at night.

This year sees the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on 9 November 1989.

South America's biggest city may run out of water in two weeks if it doesn't rain soon.

A 21-year-old activist named Remi Fraisse was killed during protests against the Sivens dam project.

A fleet of planes and helicopters airlifts the last US and British forces from Camp Bastion.

Thousands of brave people take the plunge in "probably the toughest event on the planet".

Some living in Spain's social housing accommodation face 900% rent increases after their homes were sold to private equity funds

A photo of African migrants stuck on a razor wire fence, with golfers teeing has gone viral.

Tensions run high in Mexico over the 43 students who disappeared in the state of Guerrero.

Two soldiers from Israel's most female Caracal Battalion have been wounded on the Egyptian border.

Berlin to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall with 8,000 glowing white balloons.

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 competition.

The fight for the Syrian border town of Kobani in pictures

Kate Middleton resumes royal duties after two months of acute morning sickness.

In a new book, Hadfield chooses the best photos he took on the International Space Station.

Indonesia's Joko Widodo takes over as president of the world's third-largest democracy.

Students at St Andrew's University in Scotland stage a shaving foam fight to celebrate Raisin Monday.

The 13th Alternative Miss World competition returned to London this weekend.

Dozens of people were injured in two nights of clashes over the weekend

Spectators fall into 20-metre ventilation shaft during concert in Seongnam, South Korea.