PICTURES

The sounds of steel bands made London feel more exotic for a couple of days. Even the weather this year was tropical.

Cult leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty of raping two followers in a case dating back to 2002.

The son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha is depicted as having an elephant's head and a man's body, usually with four arms.

Berlin's huge Tiergarten park is crawling with a species of crayfish native to America's Deep South.

The latest issue of Time Magazine, The Economist, The New Yorker, Stern and Der Spiegel all reference Trump's handling of Charlottesville.

Russian photographer Denis Esakov presents Moscow from a different perspective – from above.

Macau has been devastated by Typhoon Hato – the most powerful storm to hit the territory in half a century.

People are abandoning their villages and moving to cities, leaving only the elderly behind in crumbling houses.

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Africa's second-longest-ruling leader, will hand power to the election winner, expected to be Joao Lourenco of MPLA.

Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong with winds of up to 155 kmh (95 mph).

The popular Italian tourist island of Ischia off the coast of Naples was hit by an earthquake, killing at least two people and injuring dozens.

Warning: Some of these images appear to show animals in distress, and may be upsetting.

The Elizabeth Tower, completed in 1859, is showing its age. The masonry is chipped and crumbling, and the clock faces are disintegrating.

The worst monsoon floods in a decade have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses have staked out their positions for what should be the most observed and photographed eclipse in history.

Sir Bruce Forsyth, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, has died at the age of 89. IBTimes UK looks back at his life and career in pictures.

Ten photos that brought about real change by influencing the way people think and swaying public and political opinion.

Police are under pressure to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of high-school student Kian Loyd Delos Santos.

The 60 deaths mark the deadliest period of the crackdown that has killed thousands since Duterte took office over a year ago.

Around 400 bodies have been recovered so far, but the death toll is expected to rise as an estimated 500 are still missing.

The Palio di Siena has been held in the Piazza del Campo in the centre of the medieval town, twice a year, almost without fail since 1656.

Nominees include a wheelchair that can climb stairs, the world's first translating earpiece, ink made from air pollution, and a robot that carries your stuff while rolling along behind you like R2-D2.

In the middle of the Utah desert lies a US Army facility that tests chemical and biological weapons such as sarin and anthrax.

The colours of the Indian flag were projected onto buildings and painted on the faces of children across the nation of 1.3 billion people.

Thousands of fans have shrines to Presley in their homes and consider visits to Graceland a pilgrimage.

Every 15 August, Japan upsets its neighbours by holding a memorial service at a shrine honouring its dead, including war criminals.

The Third Reich in 100 objects, from the swastika and Nazi salute to a Hitler action figure and the Fuehrer's personal moustache brush.

Shocked and angry Americans took to the streets of cities across the nation in protest after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville descended into deadly violence.

More than 100 hot air balloons took to the skies over Bristol as dawn broke for the start of the 39th International Balloon Fiesta.