Satellite images show heavily armed Russian troops inside and just outside Ukrainian territory.
Hollywood golden couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married on Saturday.
Israel and Hamas have declared victory, but the war ended with major losses on both sides.
No, these are not Pussy Riot's holiday photos, they're Chinese women wearing facekinis.
The Gaza war left more than 2,200 people dead, caused widespread destruction in the densely populated coastal territory.
Five potential landing sites earmarked for first landing on a comet.
Israel has toppled or destroyed five towers and shopping complexes in new tactic against Hamas.
Getty Images photographer John Moore's pictures show the plight of people barricaded in a slum.
More than 50 people are still missing after landslides engulfed homes in Hiroshima, Japan.
Olivia Harris took portraits of Muslim women in Britain and asked why they chose to wear a hijab.
Israel kills three senior Hamas commanders in air strike on the Gaza Strip.
Powerful photos show plight of residents of a seaside slum in Monrovia, Liberia.
This week sees the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupiers.
As the drought continues for a third year, water levels in lakes and reservoirs reach historic lows.
A month's worth of rain in one night triggers landslides in the outskirts of Hiroshima, Japan.
Some of the most striking signs held by protesters against police shooting of Mike Brown.
Getty Images photographer John Moore is in Liberia, the country hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak.
Riot police clash with protesters over the fatal shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson.
The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing kicks off with a spectacular opening ceremony.
The traditional bareback horse race around the main square of Siena was held this weekend.
Far-right Israeli protesters try to disrupt the wedding of a Jewish woman and Muslim man in Jaffa.
Ferguson police use tear gas to clear the streets during protest against Michael Brown shooting.
Every August, the Grand Place in Brussels is covered with a colourful carpet of flowers.
Artillery shells hit separatist-held city of Donetsk for the first time, killing at least one.
More than two months' worth of rain fell in two hours on Long Island, causing flash flooding.
Unrest over the police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
A look back at the life and career of legendary actress Lauren Bacall.
Medical authorities around the world are gearing up for Ebola appearing in their country.
Hindus throw offerings into the crater of Mount Bromo, but locals try to catch them.
Riot police and protesters clash after unarmed black teenager Mike Brown was shot by police.