Alex Wheeler

Head-on collision between two commuter trains causes carriages to derail near town of Bad Aibling.

Mongkok vendors set fire to rubbish and throw bricks at police in demonstration against removal of stalls.

Large machinery like excavators are waiting to be used, as the rescue operation enters a crucial phase.

Turkey is coming under growing pressure from the US to have stricter border controls, in order to stem the onward flow of refugees.

Millions of people celebrate the Chinese New Year with fireworks, dancing and well-wishing for 2016.

Economic slowdown in the country forces migrant workers to protest in demand of their earnings.

The leftist-led government's pension reform plan has slashed workers' salaries to meet targets set by the country's foreign creditors.

Cologne has done its utmost to make sure that the Weiberfastnacht festival continues as normal, without any security worries

Trans-Pacific Partnership is causing major controversy as people fear it will affect labourers and those in less-developed countries

The ban on monkey breeding hasn't stopped animal trainers from making them practice, just in time for the Year of the Monkey celebrations.

Spring festival preparations under way for those planning to call in Lunar New Year, from Beijing to Croatia

From flirting with Jeremy to threatening to punch Gemma, here is the best of CBB star, Stephanie Davis

150 employees participated in training exercise on what to do when an animal escapes its enclosure

House workers use fumigators as part of preventative measures against the Zika virus across Americas

In 1986, NASA's Space Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center, exploding 73 seconds later due to technical malfunctions

French farmers are demonstrating against falling prices of produce by flooding streets with milk and littering the highways with hay

The dolls are thought to invite benevolent spirits to possess them, with the hope that they will bring good luck, wealth and protection from harm.

Storm of the century batters US east coast residents leaving billions of dollars of damage in its wake.

Nationwide festivities took place on 26 January with colourful parades, traditional dances and stunt shows.

Taxi drivers who do not require an app for services protest against what they consider unfair competition

Sources have confirmed that all three were dead before they reached the shore.

Millions of Hindus celebrate the festival of Thaipusam across south-east Asia

Police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of young protesters, during the second day of riots.

Five years ago, on 25 January 2011, anti-government protests began across Egypt, publicised on social media.

A unique insight into the daily routine of Japanese Macaques who reside in the valleys of the Yokoyu-River during the winter months.

Photographer Matt Cardy captures Bath on a particularly icy morning – as weather conditions plunge across the UK

Preparations are under way for the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain's 33rd Aviemore Sled Dog Rally of 2016.

As the '9 to 5' singer celebrates her 70th birthday, we take a look at some of her most memorable moments.

Tens of thousands, young and old, have found themselves trapped in the open, as the skies darken earlier and the night frosts begin.