Travel pictures

Shiva is celebrated on the 13th night and the 14th days of the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun. In 2016 it was celebrated on 7 March

When it comes to the city with the world's most beautiful metro system, there's a clear winner: Moscow.

Chris Jackson has travelled the world photographing the royal family, but a recent trip to Lesotho proved especially rewarding.

Josef Schulz, a Polish-born photographer based in Germany, travelled around Europe to document disused border posts and checkpoints.

Inside the abandoned Oklahoma mining town of Picher, described as the 'most toxic place in America'.

IBTimes UK presents a gallery of photos taken in and around the Great Hall of the people on the opening day of the CPPCC.

Bulldozers have arrived at the Kalijodo neighbourhood to knock down dozens of homes and sex-orientated businesses.

Some of the tigers have already been removed, after it was heard that the temple mistreats them.

The elections have come at a time of growing rivalry between reformists and conservatives.

Irish politicians are making their final bids for support ahead of the 2016 Ireland general election.

Guantanamo Bay was opened with the intention to detain extraordinary, dangerous people, to integrate them in an optimal setting and to prosecute them for war crimes.

Rail enthusiasts have lined the tracks from London to York to see the glorious return of the Flying Scotsman.

Elizabeth Line will run for more than 60 miles from east to west, with a 13-mile underground stretch through London.

Hollande has become the first French president to visit the tiny volcanic island of Futuna in the South Pacific.

Pope delivers heart-warming speech at stadium rally in Morelia, one of Mexico's most violent cities.

Thousands of people gathered in London's West End to watch the annual parade celebrating Chinese New Year.

Family have no option to leave due to financial burdens they may face while fleeing the war-torn country

The revolution led to the fall of the Shah of Iran and the return of the Ayatollah Khomeinei.

This year's theme is Cinecittà, paying homage to the film studio associated with Visconti, Fellini and Leone.

Locals parade through the streets of Madrid to celebrate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.

Young Pokot men spear a bull and drain its blood, and then get smeared with the contents of its stomach.

The final day of carnival, held before Ash Wednesday, is celebrated with parades, dancing and colourful costumes.

Ashbourne is home to the Royal Shrovetide Football Match, played annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.

The group have received martial arts training at local clubs in Gaza for two years, specialising in speed, flexibility and fire blowing

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.

Power cuts, disrupted rail and road travel and sea swells hit Britain as another fierce storm batters the country.

Although rain stopped play, photographers managed to capture photos of the floats, many of which referred to Germany's handling of the refugee crisis.

Six of the top samba troupes in Rio de Janeiro staged spectacular carnival parades at the huge Sambadrome.