The biggest news photos of the second half of the year, including the photo that changed the public perception of the refugee crisis.
In Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugees wearing scarves over their faces work in fields of cannabis plants.
Twin terror attacks in Paris book-ended a year dominated by the fight against Islamic State in Syria and the resulting exodus of refugees.
Lucy Nicholson photographed people living on the streets of LA. As they posed for portraits, they shared their stories.
There are just days left to enter the world's largest photography competition.
At least 91 people are missing after landslide buries business park in Shenzhen – China's fourth major disaster this year.
Sydney was struck by a rare tornado, bringing down walls, trees and power lines and ripping off roofs.
As The Force Awakens approaches, photographers capture pictures of fans with their Star Wars collections.
Twitter explodes with Photoshopped photos of Cameron watching the Peake launch.
Twenty-six dogs and puppies have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm.
Fighters armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades launched several attacks in an attempt to block the vote.
Temples of Mammon go up and come down and go up again, but Sir Christopher Wren's places of worship stand their ground.
The day-to-day life of Darth Mykolaiovych Vader, a Ukrainian politician who dresses as the Dark Lord.
Donald Trump says if it was OK for Roosevelt to incarcerate Japanese-Americans in WW2, then it's OK to ban Muslims now.
Reuters photographers tell the story behind some of the most iconic pictures of the year.
Pics taken a day or two apart show Cumbrian towns during the flooding, and after the water had receded.
Civilians and Syrian rebels have begun leaving al-Waer, the last area of Homs held by insurgents.
Environmental campaigners have built a self-sufficient squat camp called Grow Heathrow in the village of Sipson.
A convention for furries: people who are into wearing life-sized animal costumes.
Storm Desmond dumped record levels of rain on Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Around 1,000 more refugees are expected to arrive in Scotland over the next few weeks.
Winners of an aerial photography contest launched by Dronestagram, the Instagram for drones.
Arbaeen, also known as Chehlum, commemorates the end of the 40-day mourning period after the killing of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in a battle in 680 AD.
Beautiful photos of glaciers in Patagonia, which are receding at a faster rate than anywhere else on Earth.
The heaviest rainfall in more than a century has caused massive flooding across the eastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
UK MPs are debating whether to join the US and France in carrying out air strikes on Isis targets in Syria.
At least 45,000 Cubans are expected to travel by bus, boat, taxi and on foot to the US via Latin America this year.
Residents have been warned to stay indoors as pollution soars beyond safe levels.
Authorities in Chinese capital issued rare "orange" alert over dangerously high levels of smog.
Traditional US day of discounts passes without much incident in UK after 2014's controversy.