Best photos of the day: 20 May 2014.
London may be the selfie capital of the world, but Cannes can't be far behind this week.
At least 40 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia during flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain.
The two baby orangutans are taught the life skills they will need in the wild.
Best photos of the day: 19 May 2014.
Black and while dominated the red carpet at the TV Baftas.
Two explosions ripped through a market in Nairobi, killing 10 people and injuring 70 more.
The heaviest rainfall since measuring started 120 years ago have led to the worst flooding in more than a century in the Balkans.
Best photos of the day: 16 May 2014.
Protesters and police clashed as demonstrations against the World Cup erupted in several cities across Brazil.
A woman and a firefighter have drowned as floods hit Bosnia and Serbia.
The 9/11 museum contains scenes of horror and symbols of heroism.
A state of emergency has been declared in San Diego County as winds and heat fuel nine wildfires.
Best photos of the day: 15 May 2014.
The Cannes Film Festival from a different angle: day one.
The stars and the red carpet arrivals at the most glamorous film festival in the world.
Protests against the company that owns the coal mine spread across Turkey
Photos by Camille Lepage, a 26-year-old French photographer killed in Central African Republic.
Best photos of the day: 14 May 2014.
Rescue workers are racing against time to reach hundreds of miners trapped underground after an explosion.
Joseph Eid's photos of people returning to their homes in Homs.
All the greats: Bardot, Loren, Belmondo, Hitchcock, Delon, Deneuve – and Arnie.
Buddhists across the world are celebrating Vesak, or Buddha's birthday.
Swiss artist HR Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's Alien, has died at age 74.
Best photos of the day: 13 May 2014.
Syrians who fled wartorn city of Homs get first glimpse of devastation of two years of intense fighting
The news that the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest was won by Conchita Wurst, a gay transvestite with a beard, has not gone down well in parts of Eastern Europe.
Best photos of the day: 12 May 2014.
Images from the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Of Wales take part in the ancient Service in Westminster Abbey.