A chemical explosion at a warehouse spread a large orange toxic cloud over five towns in Catalonia.
A photo of a gay couple in St Petersburg, Russia, has won World Press Photo of the Year 2014.
Fourteen women wearing huge, elaborate costumes battle it out to become carnival queen in Tenerife.
A sandstorm engulfs Israel and Egypt, as high waves batter the coast of Lebanon.
People in China and other Asian countries are preparing to celebrate New Year on February 19.
Massachusetts continues to dig out after three snowstorms hit the state in the past two weeks.
Rockets kill civilians and soldiers in Ukrainian government-held town of Kramatorsk.
Tama Zoo in Tokyo stages a drill to train staff what to do in the event of an animal escape.
Incessant heavy rain has led to flooding up to 80 centimetres deep in parts of Jakarta.
Photographs show reported barrel bomb attacks on rebel-held areas of Syria.
Syrian forces repeatedly pound the rebel-held area of Douma in response to Damascus attack.
Carnival revellers in historically accurate Venetian finery using mobile phones and selfie sticks.
The Chocolate Shooter delivers a hit of Peruvian cocoa powder and mint into the nose.
New research means we may be able to name former patients of the notorious institution.
Baby orangutan Rieke is being hand-reared at the zoo after her mother rejected her.
More and more people are trying to cross illegally from Kosovo into the EU via Serbia and Hungary.
Iraqi Christian refugees fleeing Isis choose their most treasured possessions.
Dan Kitwood photographs the traditional sport of falconry in the United Arab Emirates.
Pete Thorne's portraits of older dogs show that faces get better with age.
At least two shells land near a hospital in the separatist-controlled Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
Kathi Kink started working under Nazi rule. More than 75 years later she's still going strong.
A sensational collection of classic cars found in the French countryside is going on sale in Paris.
TransAsia Airways GE235 with 58 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off in Taipei.
Two solid days of heavy snow have been too much for even the ski resorts in the Pyrenees.
The US government has taken a tentative step towards allowing commercial development of the moon.
A table-topped mountain that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is attracting tourists.
The second major snow storm in less than a week pummels Chicago, Detroit and Boston.
Hindus celebrate Thaipusam, a religious celebration dedicated to Lord Murugan, the god of war.
Shell strikes third floor apartment in nine-storey building in Yenakieve.
Revellers preparing to mark the first full day of the Venice Carnival awoke to a flooded city.