Scenes of deadly protests after South Korea's President Park Geun-hye was impeached
A 72-year-old man died from head wounds after falling from a police bus during violent protests. The circumstances of a second death are being investigated.
Japan tsunami: 60 powerful photos of the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit six years ago
The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.
Latest photos of battle for Mosul: Iraqi and Isis snipers play deadly game of cat and mouse
A strategically positioned, well hidden, sniper can pin down the advancing Iraqi forces for days.
In pictures: 'Radioactive' wild boars roam the empty streets in Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone
The animals descended from the mountains and invaded residential areas after people were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.
Geneva Motor Show 2017: Photos of the hottest hypercars and wackiest concept vehicles
The fastest and most powerful Ferrari ever, McLaren's futuristic carbon-fibre sports car and much, much more.
Fukushima images: Six years after the tsunami, life is returning to the ghost towns of northern Japan
The evacuation order for several towns in the shadow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to be lifted on 31 March.
In pictures: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and his hands-on approach to missile launches
Photographs show the isolated state's leader looking through binoculars and smiling as the four missiles were launched into the sea towards Japan.
Public pageantry and private politics: China's National People's Congress (NPC) in photos
Ethnic minority delegates and pretty hostesses pose for cameras on Tiananmen Square. Meanwhile, a quiet power struggle is taking place inside the Great Hall of the People.
Science is beautiful: Winners of the Wellcome Image Awards 2017
This year's 22 award-winning images include a 3D model of a pig's eyeball, a parrot's intricate system of blood vessels and a visualisation of tweets about breast cancer.
Photos: Iraqi troops face Isis snipers and suicide car bombs in fierce battle for western Mosul
Iraqi forces have faced their heaviest clashes in their battle to reclaim western Mosul from Isis.
Photos: Thousands flee as Iraqi forces fighting Isis advance into west Mosul
The UN humanitarian aid agency, OCHA, estimates that up to 250,000 people could flee the fighting in the coming days.
Photos: Second night of Rio de Janeiro Carnival and another accident involving a float
The upper level of a huge float collapsed during the second night of Rio de Janeiro's world famous carnival parade, injuring at least 12 people.
Sony World Photography Awards 2017: Open shortlist revealed in world's biggest photography competition
A selection of shortlisted images in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2017.
Sony World Photography Awards 2017: Professional shortlist revealed in world's biggest photography competition
The Sony World Photography Awards represents the world's finest contemporary photography captured over the last year, and displays a huge diversity of extraordinary images in terms of genres, styles and subject matter.
Photos: Rio de Janeiro carnival parade goes on after float crashed, injuring at least 20 people
Paraiso de Tuiuti float crashed into a fence that separates the stands from the pavement, injuring spectators, revellers and journalists.
Photos of Oscars 2017 winners and A-list celebrities at the Vanity Fair after party
The party is keenly watched by the fashion crowd, as many celebrities wear different outfits from the ones they wore on the red carpet.
Photos of violent anti-immigrant protests in Pretoria, South Africa
South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to break up rival marches by hundreds of protesters in Pretoria.
In pictures: Mosul airport 'liberated' from Isis in battle for western half of Iraq's second city
The US-backed government forces hope to use the airport as a launchpad for their campaign to expel the jihadists from Mosul.
Paris students protest against alleged police baton rape of young black man named only as Theo
Theo is becoming a symbol — a young, black man working as an educator in a poor neighbourhood northeast of Paris who stood up against police violence.
Fading From View: British photographer Paul Coghlin's beautifully detailed portraits of endangered big cats
Up close and personal with big cats, whose numbers in the wild for some species have dwindled dramatically.
Isis builds escape tunnels and secret passages in west Mosul's narrow alleys
Tunnels and passageways will allow Isis militants to hide and fight among the civilian population when Iraqi forces launch an attack.
After Isis: Vets treat emaciated lion and bear, the only animals left alive at Mosul Zoo
The zoo in eastern Mosul was once home to a multitude of animals including four lions, but under Islamic State rule, they died of starvation or were killed off.
Kurdish-led fighters advance into Isis-held Deir al-Zor province, plan to encircle and capture Raqqa
Syrian Democratic Force fighters now control most of the villages and towns north of Raqqa.
Andy Warhol died 30 years ago. A new book takes us inside the Factory, his legendary studio
Stephen Shore spent nearly every day at Warhol's Factory between 1965 and 1967, taking pictures of its diverse cast of characters.
World's oldest leader Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turns 93
He has declared that he would like to live until he's 100 and rule for life. Or even longer, if his wife is to be believed.
Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange's photos of camps where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated in WW2
Seventy-five years on from imprisonment of Japanese Americans, President Donald Trump issues another executive order singling out immigrants.
Powerful photos of people being rescued at sea in the Mediterranean
Award-winning photojournalist David Ramos joined the crew of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms vessel Golfo Azzuro during a search and rescue mission off the coast of Libya.
Latest photos of Iraqi forces' offensive to wipe out Isis in western Mosul
Federal police and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid Response are leading the charge toward the airport, just south of the city.
Venice Carnival 2017: Best costumes and masks at this year's Carnevale di Venezia
Venice's ancient carnival was revived in 1979 and it is now seen as a good excuse to don a mask and costume and parade around the city.
Fascinating photos document life along each side of the US-Mexico border
Jim Watson is travelling along the US side of the border, while his colleague Guillermo Arias is making the same journey on the Mexican side.
