Early colour photographs provide glimpse into life in Russia under the Czar, before the Revolution
Fascinating photos captured in the early years of the 20th Century by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, a photographer and chemist known for his pioneering work in colour photography.
Eurovision Song Contest 2016: The weirdest, campest and most memorable acts over the years
Eurovision has seen singing grannies, a bearded lady, a rock band dressed as monsters, and a singer being carried onto the stage by a giant.
Canada wildfire: First photos show scenes of utter devastation in Fort McMurray
Photos show scenes of utter devastation, with homes levelled to the ground and street after street reduced to nothing more than blackened foundations.
A celebration of the Confederate flag and US Civil War history – in Brazil
Thousands of Confederates fled the southern United States and moved to Brazil after the end of the US Civil War.
London in the Blitz: Fascinating pictures of bombed streets merged with the same scenes today
To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the bombing campaign, IBTimes UK presents composite images showing bombed areas of London during the Blitz, merged with the same scenes today.
Russia displays military strength with 71st anniversary Moscow Victory Day parade in Red Square
Tanks, missiles and thousands of troops paraded in annual commemoration of Second World War victory.
North Korea: International journalists arrive for party congress – but are taken to wire factory instead
Foreign journalists visiting North Korea to cover its Seventh Workers' Party Congress were denied access.
China: Beautiful photos take you behind the scenes at a rural Sichuan Opera performance
Award-winning photographer Kevin Frayer travelled to Cangshan in Sichuan province to watch the Jinyuan Opera Company perform.
China: Are you game to try this circular glass viewing platform suspended over 400m-deep valley?
A circular glass viewing platform jutting out from the edge of a mountain is the latest of China's glass suspension structures.
Alberta wildfire moves south, forcing more evacuations in Canada's oil sands
The wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, has moved south, forcing more evacuations after 88,000 people fled their homes.
China's nail houses: Homeowners refuse to leave Shanghai's partly demolished Guangfuli neighbourhood
Surrounded by gleaming towers, holdouts decline to move from ramshackle homes in dilapidated area
Sydney from the air: Sensational aerial photos capture Australia's biggest city, taken from a blimp
Aerial photos record landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, as well as Australians enjoying the great outdoors.
Inside North Korea: Photos of daily life in Pyongyang ahead of first Workers' Party Congress in 36 years
Red flags are flying and political posters are going up in Pyongyang as North Korea gets set for the event
Vintage tobacco advertising: Cigarette advertisements from a totally different era
IBTimes UK looks back to a different era, when cigarettes were actually advertised as being good for us.
Cuba: Chanel fashion show in Havana watched by supermodels and celebrities, but not locals
Gisele Bundchen, Vin Diesel and Tilda Swinton watch Karl Lagerfeld show for Chanel on grand boulevard in Havana.
Friendship Park: A heavily fortified meeting point along US-Mexican border fence that keeps families apart
A 18-foot metal fence – fortified with sensors, lighting, radars and cameras – separates families on opposite sides of the US-Mexican border.
The best of Boris: Funniest photos of outgoing Mayor of London Boris Johnson
Here at IBTimesUK, we've rounded up some of the funniest photos of the outgoing (in more ways than one) Mayor of London.
Thirty-three lions rescued from circuses in South America are airlifted to South Africa
Thirty-three lions that were rescued from circuses in Peru and Columbia have been airlifted to the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa.
Land of the Strays: A paradise for dog lovers – and dogs – in Costa Rica
More than 750 dogs roam across the hills at Territorio de Zaguates in Costa Rica.
Kenya is preparing to burn more than 100 tons of ivory from elephants killed by poachers
Twelve towering pyres of elephant tusks will be set alight in the largest single destruction of ivory in history.
Syria: Dramatic photos of child rescued from bombed building after Aleppo air strikes
Air strikes and shelling have killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding anniversary: Five years of marriage bliss in pictures
As Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrate their wedding anniversary, we look back at the last five years in the lives of the royal couple.
Enormous images of tiny insects, each made from around 8,000 individual photos
Incredibly detailed images of jewel-like insects reveal the beautiful, surprising, and often downright bizarre sculptural forms of some of the tiniest creatures on Earth.
Zimbabwe: Photos illustrate life in a country on the verge of total economic collapse
British news and documentary photographer Mary Turner spent some time in Zimbabwe looking at life after 36 years under Robert Mugabe.
It is just 100 days before Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Olympic Games, but will everything be ready?
IBTimes UK presents aerial views of Rio, showing the state of the venues with 100 days to go until the games begin.
South Korea: Dogs destined to be killed and eaten are rescued from dog meat farm
The dogs had been confined in their cages from birth and the farm is just one of thousands in the country.
Brazil: Armed officers and indigenous people burn down illegal gold mining camps in the Amazon rainforest
Illegal gold mining is destroying swathes of the Amazon rainforest, poisoning the river and the people who live along it.
Hillsborough disaster inquest: Relatives' tears of joy and sadness at unlawful killing verdict
Tears of joy and sadness as Hillsborough inquest jury finally delivers justice for the 96.
Venezuela crisis: Two more things people will have to do without – electricity and beer
As Venezuelans struggle to find food and medicine, there are two more things they'll have to do without: electricity and beer.
Chernobyl 30th anniversary: Ukraine's tearful memorials to those who died in the world's worst nuclear disaster
Memorial services are held in Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
