Thousands of people queue for hours to see King Richard III's coffin in Leicester cathedral.
Newroz is an important festival marking the arrival of spring and the Persian new year.
An intricately carved temple filled with hand-written memorials is burned in Londonderry.
Ahead of the weekend's Counter Strike: GO tournament we took a look around the UK's first eSports arena at Fulham Broadway.
People who have plentiful access to water are encouraged to try not turning on their taps all day.
More than 150 families live at the Anlong Pi dump, scavenging for useful items in the rubbish.
Winners include the northern lights shimmering over a reindeer herder's tent, complete with satellite dish.
Battles against terror groups such as Isis and Boko Haram pushed death tolls up.
Palestinian refugee Saad al-Jamal has realised his lifetime ambition by acquiring two lion cubs.
Anti-imperialist rallies and graffiti condemning 'gringo' interference in Venezuela.
Soldiers wave black and white Islamist flags after retaking Nigerian town.
Cyclone Pam tore across Vanuatu, wreaking devastation but not the death toll initially feared.
Thousands of protesters clash with riot police near new European Central Bank building in Frankfurt.
A huge swathe of the interior of Spain is slowly dying as people migrate to cities and the coast.
Kate Middleton decorates the regimental mascot, an Irish Wolfhound named Domnhall, with shamrocks.
Would you walk along this footpath suspended high above a dizzying gorge?
A beautiful temple by Burning Man artist David Best will be burned down on Saturday 21 March.
The official death toll of eight looks certain to rise as reports come in from outlying islands.
In the remote Japanese village of Nagoro, the young have been replaced by scarecrows.
Forest fire rages across historic Chilean port city of Valparaiso as thousands of evacuations are under way.
The battle to retake Tikrit is being hampered by home-made bombs and booby-trapped buildings.
The Queen, Prince William and Kate Middleton attend a commemoration service at St Paul's Cathedral.
Middleton visits the set of Downton Abbey, ITV's costume drama at London's Ealing Studio.
Buddhists and tourists from around the world witness the unveiling of a giant painting of Buddha.
More than 20 tiny veiled chameleons have been born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
Survivors gather in Japan to remember the thousands of lives that were lost in the 2011 tsunami.
The female cycling team pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable for women in Afghanistan.
With just 17 months until the 2016 Olympic Games, sewage at Rio's sailing venue is a major concern.
Exiled Tibetans protest at Chinese embassy on anniversary of uprising against China's rule.
Riot police in Myanmar charge at students with batons as they break up a protest.