PICTURES

Seventy years on, veterans now in their 80s and 90s, share their poignant memories of D-Day

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane has been left as a ruin a reminder of the horrors of war

Best photos of the day: 5 June 2014.

Huge crowds gather in Hong Kong to remember the Tiananmen Square victims.

Original doodles and poems by John Lennon are being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York.

The Queen unveils government's agenda with a traditional display of pomp and power.

Rio's seedy love motels are taking bookings for the World Cup.

Best photos of the day: 4 June 2014

A look back at how Sinead O'Connor's image has changed over the years.

Nasa astronaut Greg Wiseman tweets pictures from the International Space Station

World War Two veterans converge on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

Getty Images Gallery is exhibiting a selection of images from its huge Hulton Archive.

A three-fingered salute from "The Hunger Games" is symbol of opposition to coup.

Best photos of the day: 3 June 2014.

Hundreds of armed insurgents attack a border guards' camp in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine

Can't afford the latest supercar? Why not build your own?

Spain's King Juan Carlos will abdicate so his son Felipe can become the country's next monarch.

Best photos of the day: 2 June 2014.

Separatist leaders admit their ragtag army has many foreigners, including some from Chechnya.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk unveils the Dragon V2, designed to ferry up to seven astronauts into space.

Best photos of the day: 30 May 2014.

China tightens security measures over Tiananmen Square anniversary and Xinjiang attack.

Laurie Simmons, mother of Girls star Lena Dunham, has been nominated for the Prix Pictet photography award.

Police and youth clash as squatters are evicted from the Can Vies building in the Sants area of Barcelona.

Best photos of the day: 29 May 2014.

Pro-democracy demonstrators take to Bangkok's streets to protest against the sudden coup by Thai Army

This year is the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, and the subsequent crackdown and massacre of protestors

Indigenous Brazilians and riot police clash in Brasilia, resulting in an officer being shot in the leg with an arrow.

Best photos of the day: 28 May 2014.