Best Picture Galleries of 2016

Every day, thousands of families are forced to flee war and violence, leaving everything behind – except their hopes and dreams for a safer future.

David Sim Jun 19, 2016

The park serves as a garden, gym, dance floor, rehearsal studio, prayer venue and place to socialise with friends and loved ones.

David Sim Jun 14, 2016

On 10 June 2016, Prince Philip turned 95, making him both the longest-serving spouse of a reigning British monarch and the oldest male British royal of all time.

David Sim Jun 09, 2016

Over 16,000 personal items belonging to the victims of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, are being returned to the Auschwitz museum memorial.

Alex Wheeler Jun 08, 2016

The world's biggest gathering of its kind, the Cumbria-based fair is expected to attract about 5,000 travellers and thousands of visitors.

David Sim Jun 02, 2016

At 8:15am on 6 August 1945, a 4,400kg nuclear bomb nicknamed Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 Superfortress bomber, the Enola Gay, flown by Colonel Paul Tibbets.

David Sim May 27, 2016

The Best of Russia contest attracts thousands of entries from amateur and professional photographers across the country.

David Sim May 26, 2016

The European Union deal with Turkey has affected the flow of people who have been able to reach Greece.

Alex Wheeler May 25, 2016

Shelter Dogs in a Photo Booth features pictures of 100 dogs by Guinnevere Shuster, each accompanied by a short story about the dog's personality and history.

David Sim May 24, 2016

The exhibition explores daily life 90 years ago, revealing some intriguing similarities and some inevitable contrasts.

Alex Wheeler May 20, 2016

Harmony of the Seas is 361m long – 37m longer than the Eiffel Tower and more than three times the length of the Elizabeth Tower in London.

Alex Wheeler May 17, 2016

Now in its 69th year, the festival is the most dazzling events in the entertainment calendar.

David Sim May 11, 2016

Fascinating photos captured in the early years of the 20th Century by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, a photographer and chemist known for his pioneering work in colour photography.

David Sim May 11, 2016

The Grande Hotel da Beira was once the largest and most luxurious hotel on the African continent.

Alex Wheeler May 11, 2016

Photos show scenes of utter devastation, with homes levelled to the ground and street after street reduced to nothing more than blackened foundations.

David Sim May 10, 2016

To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the bombing campaign, IBTimes UK presents composite images showing bombed areas of London during the Blitz, merged with the same scenes today.

David Sim May 09, 2016

Award-winning photographer Kevin Frayer travelled to Cangshan in Sichuan province to watch the Jinyuan Opera Company perform.

David Sim May 06, 2016

Here at IBTimesUK, we've rounded up some of the funniest photos of the outgoing (in more ways than one) Mayor of London.

David Sim May 03, 2016

Incredibly detailed images of jewel-like insects reveal the beautiful, surprising, and often downright bizarre sculptural forms of some of the tiniest creatures on Earth.

David Sim Apr 28, 2016

Reuters photojournalist Gleb Garanich photographed the survivors as they visited the ghost town and the dusty derelict flats there that were once home.

David Sim Apr 25, 2016

Soviet authorities drafted hundreds of thousands of workers to assist with clean-up operations at the plant and in the surrounding areas

David Sim Apr 22, 2016

Iranian photojournalist Asghar Khamseh won the L'Iris d'Or Photographer of the Year for his powerful portraits of acid attack victims.

David Sim Apr 21, 2016

Iranian photographer Asghar Khamseh has been named L'Iris d'Or Photographer of the Year in the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

David Sim Apr 21, 2016

Dozens of tunnels have been found along the US-Mexico border in recent years, mostly in California and Arizona.

David Sim Apr 21, 2016

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, turned 90 on Thursday 21 April 2016.

David Sim Apr 19, 2016

The Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography has been jointly won by Reuters and The New York Times for images of the refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East.

David Sim Apr 19, 2016

IBTimes UK presents a round-up of the best photos of the bands, the fans and the installations at the first weekend of Coachella 2016.

David Sim Apr 18, 2016

The Feria de Abril (April Fair) is in full swing as revellers flock to Seville to celebrate Andalusian culture.

David Sim Apr 13, 2016

IBTimes UK presents a gallery of Bhutan's phallic murals (they may be spiritual, but they're also probably NSFW).

David Sim Apr 12, 2016

The Marathon des Sables needs 120,000 litres of mineral water, 300 tents, 57 medical staff, 6.5km of plasters, 6,000 painkillers ... and a touch of madness.

David Sim Apr 12, 2016