China has banned "abnormal" beards and the wearing of veils in public places as it imposes a "great wall of iron" in its far western Xinjiang region.
Landscape and animal photos by award winners and finalists in the world's biggest photography competition.
This year's edition of the world's biggest photography competition received more than 105,000 entries from 66 countries.
Winners of the ten categories in the Open section of the world's largest photography competition.
At least 84 people have been killed been killed across Peru in floods and landslides caused by El Nino storms.
There are just over two weeks left to enter the world's biggest space photography contest.
The Sewol passenger ferry sank off the coast of Jindo island on 16 April 2014 and has now been raised.
Jesus Christ's tomb has been resurrected – in time for Easter.
Desperate people with dreams of getting rich find they are little more than slaves in a lawless underworld.
Newroz – also spelled Nowruz – marks the arrival of spring and new year in countries that use the Persian calendar.
Satirical sculptures known as 'ninots' go up in flames at the finale of the Las Fallas festival in Valencia.
A sudden and abnormal warming of Pacific waters off Peru has unleashed the deadliest downpours in decades.
The world's largest artificial cave was designed to withstand thousands of tons of explosives and 8-magnitude earthquakes, as well as atomic and hydrogen bombs.
Some 62 people have died and 12,000 homes have been destroyed across Peru.
Snow, sleet and low overnight temperatures raise fears of black ice for morning motorists and pedestrians.
A snowstorm grounded more than 5,000 flights, knocked out power to over 100,000 customers, closed schools and prompted warnings to stay off the roads.
The Mercer's 19th annual Quality of Living survey takes into account a city's infrastructure, transport connections, economic instability, social unrest and growing political upheaval.
The Mercer's 19th annual Quality of Living survey takes into account a city's infrastructure, transport connections, economic instability, social unrest and growing political upheaval which affect the quality of living.
The riotous celebrations involve throwing coloured powders at friends and family, giving the holiday its popular name Festival of Colours.
This year marks the 126th anniversary of the world's most prestigious dog show, with competitors travelling from across the globe to take part in the event.
These portraits will inspire people to give to the abbey's first public appeal in 30 years to raise funds for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.