Buddhists across the world are celebrating Vesak, or Buddha's birthday.
Swiss artist HR Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's Alien, has died at age 74.
Best photos of the day: 13 May 2014.
Syrians who fled wartorn city of Homs get first glimpse of devastation of two years of intense fighting
The news that the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest was won by Conchita Wurst, a gay transvestite with a beard, has not gone down well in parts of Eastern Europe.
Best photos of the day: 12 May 2014.
Images from the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Of Wales take part in the ancient Service in Westminster Abbey.
Putin makes his first visit to Sevastopol since the annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a wiener! Why Austria's bearded 'lady' should scoop first place.
With Ukraine top of international agenda, Russia flexes muscle with traditional Red Square parade
Best photos of the day: 9 May 2014.
Syrian government forces raise a flag in the besieged city of Homs as rebels withdraw.
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev appear to wearing army uniform during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Best photos of the day: 8 May 2014.
Vietnam marks game-changing Viet Minh victory that pushed France out of Indochina
Best photos of the day: 7 May 2014.
The Wrecking Ball singer's extravaganza opened at the O2 in London in cartoonishly vulgar fashion.
The Sultan of Brunei's lavish lifestyle and his strict sharia law.
At least 350 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 people are thought to be missing.
Best photos of the day: 6 May 2014.
In pictures: the stars who got it right – and wrong – at the Met Gala.
The booze and the boos: images from the UK Independence Party campaign trail.
Clashes have erupted in Istanbul as May Day demonstrators tried to march to Taksim Square.
Best photos of the day: 1 May 2014.
Legend has it that on Walpurgisnacht, or May Eve, witches fly their broomsticks to meet the devil.
Mystery separatists pose for portraits inside seized regional government building in Donetsk.
The Who Frame Roger Rabbit star has died aged 71 after a bout of pneumonia.
The heavily fortified islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong, closer to Pyongyang than Seoul.
A huge fight breaks out as ultra-nationalist protestors clash with Maidan self-defence units.