China's Lunar New Year: Chaotic scenes as hundreds of millions of people travel home for holiday
The world's largest annual migration is underway as hundreds of millions of Chinese people head back home to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families.
Venice Carnival 2018 photos: Best costumes and masks at this year's Carnevale di Venezia
IBTimes UK presents a gallery featuring the best photos of the most creative costumes and masks at this year's Venice Carnival.
Snow of the Century: Moscow blanketed in white after heaviest snowfall since records began
An average month's amount of snow fell on Moscow over the weekend, with the depth of the snow reaching 62 centimetres (24.5 inches) in some parts.
The Graphic City: A photography competition judged by Artificial Intelligence
IBTimes UK teams up with EyeEm for a photography competition focusing on the clean lines, shapes and compositions of minimalist architecture across the globe.
Surreal scenes as Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga swears himself in as the people's president
Opposition leader Raila Odinga swore himself in as "the people's president" during a mock inauguration ceremony in front of a huge crowd of tens of thousands in Nairobi.
The Spheres: Amazon's rainforest space may look cool, but wouldn't you rather work in an office?
Amazon says its "employees can work in an environment that's more like a tropical rainforest in the clouds than an office." Like that's a good thing.
Day Zero is approaching, when Cape Town may become first global city to run out of water
Cape Town is in the grips of a drought so severe that it is projected to run out of water on 12 April, becoming the world's first major city to run dry
In pictures: At Venice Carnival 2018, you're free to be what you want to be
Venice carnival costumes are changing. It's not just fabulous ballgowns for the ladies and black cloaks for the men. Why should the ladies have all the fun?
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp [Graphic images]
Set up in 1940, Auschwitz became the centrepiece of Nazi Party dictator Adolf Hitler's "final solution" plan to exterminate the Jews.
Hundreds of chefs from around the world, all in chef whites, attend Paul Bocuse's funeral in Lyon
Legendary French chef Paul Bocuse, often referred to as the "Pope of French cuisine", died aged 91 on 20 January.
Australia day? Invasion Day rallies mark start of white colonisation
Invasion Day rallies to protest against Australia Day, the celebration of the start of white colonisation and persecution of Aboriginal Australians 230 years ago.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day exhibition: Photography during the Holocaust
A powerful new exhibition at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem explores the power of photography during World War II.
Before-and-after photos of floods in Paris as River Seine continues to rise
Rivers across France keep getting more and more swollen as more and more rain falls on the country,.
In pictures: A safe space for Rohingya women at a Bangladesh refugee camp
The so-called "widow's camp" at Balukhali Rohingya refugee settlement consists of 50 red tents where no men or boys over the age of 10 years old are allowed.
Barbed wire fences and armed guards: First photos of Myanmar's Rohingya reception camps
Myanmar finally allowed the world's media in to Rakhine state to show they are ready to welcome back some of the Rohingya Muslims who fled the country.
Operation Olive Branch in pictures: Turkey's assault on Afrin, Kurdish enclave in Syria
Turkey's president says Operation Olive Branch is progressing "successfully" and will continue until the last "terrorist" is eliminated.
Photos of America's biggest gun show, down the road from where 58 people were killed in Las Vegas
The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is being held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, a nine-minute drive away from the Mandalay Bay resort.
In pictures: Flooding in Paris as River Seine bursts its banks
Paris City Hall closed roads along the shores of the Seine as water levels rose at least 3.3 metres (nearly 11 feet) above the normal level.
Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition: Category winners revealed
The Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition provides a powerful insight into the landscapes, wildlife and nature of the planet, and the adventures to be found on it.
Photos and video: Avalanche at ski resort in Japan after volcano erupted
One man was killed and at least 11 people were injured when an avalanche, possibly triggered by the eruption of a nearby volcano, engulfed skiers.
Mayon volcano photos: Violent eruption 'imminent' in days or hours
Lava fountains gush up 700 metres (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes tower up to three kilometres (1.9 miles) in the sky.
Suffering in Silence: The world's most under-reported humanitarian crises
While North Korea's nuclear ambitions made global headlines, its humanitarian situation received almost no coverage.
Time's up: 60 great photos from women's marches around the world
Women's marches were held in many US cities, as well as London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, to mark the first anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration.
Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany by plunging into icy water in Russia and eastern Europe
In temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius (–22F), believers immersed themselves in cross-shaped holes cut into thick ice covering rivers and lakes.
Lumiere London 2018: Highlights of the capital's amazing light festival
For four nights, London's dark streets are being lit up by more than 50 light-based artworks across the city as part of the Lumiere arts festival.
At least 11 killed as Storm Friederike slams into the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
Three people were killed in Belgium and the Netherlands, and at least eight people died in Germany as powerful winds ripped roofs off buildings, toppled trees and blew trucks off the road.
Russian President Vladimir Putin strips off and plunges into ice hole to celebrate Orthodox Epiphany
Russian President Vladimir Putin immersed himself in a frozen lake to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus.
Heartbreaking photos of children searching for food at a rubbish dump
"We eat and drink the food that is thrown away," 11-year-old Ayoub said. "We collect fish, meat, potatoes, onions and flour."
France abandons plans to build new airport near Nantes, but squatters refuse to leave protest camp
Activists on the 1,600-hectare site near the village of Notre Dame des Landes say they have developed it into a utopia.
In search of the real Bhutan beyond the snow-capped mountains and Buddhist monasteries
The once-isolated Himalayan kingdom is changing, and bringing the modern world's problems in its wake.
