Seeing the extraordinary Northern Lights has come out top of the bucket list of things the British want to see or do before they shuffle off the mortal coil.
It has become a familiar sight in Brazil: an Englishman being beaten at football.
A boy managed to grab a selfie with the Queen in Belfast, where she visited the Game of Thrones set.
The birth of Saint John the Baptist is one of the most important Catholic feast days in Spain.
The Feast Day of St John the Baptist is celebrated in several bizarre ways in the Philippines.
Cruise's RP-1 package consists of a sensor pod that needs mounting on the roof of your car. The sensor pod senses the road ahead.
Victim of a botched plastic surgery, Peanut was able to scare the judges enough to win the title.
Druids, pagans and tourists gather at Stonehenge to experience 8,000 year-old ritual.
Hamas stages dozens of military-style summer camps for young Palestinians in Gaza Strip
At least 12 people died after heavy rain and flooding hit parts of northeastern Bulgaria.
Have your say in the People's Choice category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
German First World War warships lie on the seabed at Scapa Flow
Photos of volunteers young and old joining the Iraqi Army to fight Islamic militants.
Israel has intensified its hunt for three Jewish teenagers who went missing on 12 June.
Football is a game of two halves, and a fan's joy at an early goal can turn to abject desolation.
At least 30 sites are hoping to add their names to the list of World Heritage sites.
Third in line to the throne takes first steps in public at a Jerudong Trophy match in Cirencester.
More than 1,000 soldiers take part in annual parade for UK monarch's birthday, which brings all generations of royal family together.
Dental technician Eron Morais de Melo dressed as Gotham City's superhero joins anti-World Cup demonstrations.
Best photos of the day: 13 June 2014.
Protesters and Brazilian police clashed in Sao Paulo, Rio and other World Cup cities.
Portraits of fighters on both sides of the conflict as well as ordinary people caught up in it.
Huge production of La Traviata opens tonight in a vast expanse of desert near the Dead Sea.
The UN estimates around 215 million of the world's children work, many of them full-time.
Best photos of the day: 12 June 2014.
Jihadi militants sweep south towards Iraqi capital Baghdad after capturing Mosul.
Typefaces based on the handwriting of homeless people go on sale.
Students use devices straight out of a James Bond film to help them in exams.
Best photos of the day: 11 June 2014.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Iraqi troops have been fighting for days.