PugFest 2017 in pictures: Manchester's festival dedicated to the so-ugly-they're-cute dogs
Pugs dressed as superheroes and celebrities stole hearts at PugFest 2017, held at Salford''s MediaCity
The stories behind the most powerful photos of the battle for Mosul
"Of all the wars I have covered in various countries, Mosul has been the worst."
Naturally preserved brains and heart discovered in Spanish Civil War mass grave
The brains were preserved by heavy rains seeping into bullet holes in their skulls, turning them into a soap-like substance.
Eadweard Muybridge: Fascinating photos taken in 1887 show animals and humans in motion
Pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge created early time lapse photos of humans and animals walking, running and jumping.
Pamplona's San Fermin festival 2017: Not just a load of bulls
The Fiesta de San Fermin is not just about the running of the bulls; it is a religious festival and a celebration of Basque folklore and tradition.
Photos show how industrial pollution and human waste are killing India's sacred river Ganges
Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui follows the increasingly filthy river from its mountain source to the megacity of Kolkata.
Northern Ireland: Loyalists prepare to mark the Eleventh Night by setting huge bonfires alight
The bonfires are often provocatively decorated with Catholic or Nationalist symbols such as posters of Sinn Fein politicians.
Srebrenica massacre anniversary: Europe's worst atrocity since the Nazis
In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica.
Venezuela's 100 days of increasingly violent protests in 100 powerful photos
More than 90 people have been killed, hundreds arrested and thousands injured since the unrest began at the start of April.
Regatta for boats made out of beer cans, held in (where else?) Australia
The 2017 Darwin Beer Can Regatta was won by a team of women representing the city's LGBT community.
Photo report: 'Victory' over Isis in Mosul comes at a terrible cost
Iraqi forces repeatedly used coalition air strikes in Mosul, often to kill teams of just two or three Isis fighters armed with light weapons.
In pictures: Aftermath of floods after London's annual rainfall was dumped on Japan in 48 hours
Parts of Fukuoka, on the southwestern island of Kyushu, were hit by 593mm (23 inches) of rain in 48 hours.
G20 summit 2017: Photos of 'Welcome to Hell' protests in Hamburg
20,000 police face up to 100,000 protesters, including an estimated 8,000 who police say are prepared to use violence.
Pamplona 2017 in pictures: Two Americans, one Spaniard gored in running of the bulls festival
A 46 year-old Spanish man was gored and tossed by a bull. Two men from the US were gored – one in the abdomen and one in the scrotum.
Pamplona's 2017 San Fermin bull running festival kicks off with huge wine-soaked party
The San Fermin festival kicked off with the traditional midday launching of a firework rocket — known as the Chupinazo — from Pamplona's town hall balcony.
In pictures: So-called Libyan National Army 'liberates' Benghazi after three-year campaign
Benghazi's streets are lined with destroyed buildings and littered with debris and the shells of rusting cars.
Unprecedented rainfall causes havoc in southern Japan, as floods and landslides sweep homes away
Parts of Fukuoka prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu were hit by 774mm (30.5 inches) of rain in nine hours.
Welcome to Hell: A thousand zombies gather in Hamburg to protest against the G20 summit
Once assembled, the zombies began to dance and shake off their grey clay coverings to reveal colourful clothing or their naked bodies.
Tour de France 2017: All the best photos from the world's biggest cycling race
IBTimes UK presents the best photos of the action and the spectators along the route of the world's biggest cycling event.
Starving, exhausted and traumatised, civilians flee Mosul's Old City, but thousands still trapped
Iraqi forces have found terrified families who had been hiding in their homes for weeks as fierce fighting raged around them.
Massive floods inundate towns and cities in China after days of torrential rain
At least 56 people have been killed and another 22 reported missing after swollen rivers broke their banks.
Fears for thousands of residents trapped with Isis fighters in shrinking area of Mosul's Old City
Harrowing photos show terrified families escaping across piles of rubble, and Iraqi forces rescuing a little boy whose family had been killed in the fighting.
Revealed: The intense relationships Japanese men have with their silicone sex doll girlfriends
Japanese men are increasingly finding 'real love' with silicone sex dolls, as they're 'less cold-hearted' than women.
In Chile three border collies are planting seeds and bringing life back to forests destroyed by fire
Border collies Summer, Olivia and Das spend their days bounding through charred forests, unaware they're leaving a trail of seeds that could transform the landscape.
Satellite images reveal China has built new military facilities on South China Sea's Spratly islands
China has new missile shelters, runways and radar and communications facilities on the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea.
Guide to drone photography: How to capture stunning aerial shots like these
Drone Photography & Video Masterclass contains everything a photographer needs to take their camera into the skies; and everything a drone pilot needs to master aerial photography.
In pictures: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's past as the gun-toting mayor of Davao City
Duterte once revealed that he once threw a suspected kidnapper out of a moving helicopter when he was mayor of Davao City.
A year of Duterte: The bodies pile up, but the price of drugs goes down [Warning: Graphic images]
Over the past year, Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal meth in Manila has fallen.
Hong Kong: 20 years of Chinese rule, 20 years of the fight for democracy
IBTimes UK takes a look back at the territory's tumultuous times since 1997, including outbreaks of deadly diseases and pro-democracy protests.
The 2017 iPhone Photography Awards: The world's best mobile phone camera photos?
This year's winners were selected from thousands of entries submitted by photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.
