Britain's Defence Minister Michael Fallon said his government's effort was "as good as anybody else's". But is it?
David Sim Sep 12, 2017
A snarling tiger cub, playful brown bears and a tiny seahorse clinging to a cotton bud are among the beautiful photos on this year's shortlist.
David Sim Sep 12, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of people carrying Esteladas, Catalan pro-independence flags, march through Barcelona on Catalonia's National Day (the 'Diada').
David Sim Sep 11, 2017
Dan Ziskie's first book, Cloud Chamber, features photographs taken on the streets of Manhattan between 2013 and 2016.
David Sim Sep 11, 2017
At least 91 people were killed by the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of southern Mexico on Thursday (7 September).
David Sim Sep 11, 2017
With communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, many are holding their breath for what daylight might reveal.
David Sim Sep 11, 2017
Seawater penetrated as much as half a kilometre (one-third of a mile) inland in places.
David Sim Sep 11, 2017
Irma's winds of around 175mph (290kph) tore down trees, and flattened homes, schools and hotels, destroying some of the world's most exclusive tourist resorts.
David Sim Sep 08, 2017
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, is heading directly towards Florida after it lashed the Caribbean.
David Sim Sep 08, 2017
The five winning projects cover a wide range of topics, from the deepening crisis in Venezuela to sperm smuggling in Gaza.
David Sim Sep 07, 2017
Smashed hotels, boats tossed into piles, and flooded streets and homes on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
David Sim Sep 07, 2017
Perhaps surprisingly, these weddings have a far higher success rate than traditional love marriages, with lower divorce rates.
David Sim Sep 07, 2017
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of possible ethnic cleansing and a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
David Sim Sep 06, 2017
Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history, barrels across the Caribbean en route to Florida.
David Sim Sep 06, 2017
The best photographs from around the world of phenomena like clouds, lightning, rain, fog or snow, and the impact of weather on mankind.
David Sim Sep 06, 2017
Idols of the elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha – large and small – are carried through the streets and immersed in bodies of water.
David Sim Sep 05, 2017
Gary Blackburn has transformed his home with red telephone boxes, life-sized models of the Queen (and her corgis) and a tank.
David Sim Sep 05, 2017
Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen has travelled the world tracking down men who claim to be the second coming of Jesus Christ.
David Sim Sep 05, 2017
The Rohingya are effectively stateless. Neither Bangladesh nor Myanmar recognises them as citizens. They live in apartheid-like conditions.
David Sim Sep 05, 2017
Paola Ismene from Mexico, whose entry Daydream in Blue was chosen from among more than 9,000 entries, will be awarded a solo exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.
David Sim Sep 05, 2017
Philippine troops fighting Isis-linked Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi say they have encountered armed resistance from women and children.
David Sim Sep 04, 2017
Wildfires have raged across the US West, forcing thousands to flee their homes during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.
David Sim Sep 04, 2017
Among new arrivals, about 16,000 are school-age children and more than 5,000 are under the age of five, aid workers say.
David Sim Sep 04, 2017
Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, died after breaking through layers of security and running into the flames as the event's titular effigy burned.
David Sim Sep 04, 2017
Photos of Burning Man's art installations, temples and mutant vehicles in desert dust storms look like surrealist paintings by Salvador Dali.
David Sim Sep 01, 2017
IBTimes UK looks at how Eid al-Adha is celebrated around the world, from going home on an overcrowded Bangladesh train, to selecting a sheep and getting it home.
David Sim Sep 01, 2017
Twenty-six-year-old American freelance journalist Christopher Allen was shot dead as he reported on the fight.
David Sim Aug 31, 2017
The Texas-Louisiana border bore the brunt of Harvey's second coming, this time as a tropical depression.
David Sim Aug 31, 2017
Two million Muslims from around the world gathered at Mount Arafat on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
David Sim Aug 31, 2017
This year's Burning Man festival in the middle of the Black Rock Desert of Nevada is expected to be the hottest ever.
David Sim Aug 31, 2017