This is how California sells marijuana: the same way it sells iPhones
California has legalised the sale of recreational marijuana, and it's no surprise its retail outlets emulate California's most successful brand.
Amazing photos of freezing conditions in the US and Canada. And there's worse weather on the way...
The bone-chillingly cold temperatures have frozen parts of Niagara Falls and caused a mile-long pile-up on Interstate 90 near Buffalo, New York.
Will hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees ever go back home to Myanmar?
Myanmar pledged that Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home later this month. However, few believe that will happen.
In pictures: Brave (or foolhardy) swimmers taking the plunge in icy waters
Across the northern hemisphere a few brave (or foolhardy) souls celebrated the festive season by diving into frozen lakes or paddling in frigid oceans.
In pictures: Aftermath of massive fire that killed 15 in rooftop restaurant in Kamala Mills, Mumbai
Photographs show the extent of the fire at 1 Above Rooftop, with the entire Kamala Mills complex reduced to a blackened shell of twisted wreckage.
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont mocked in Spain's anarchic flour and egg battle
A reveller dressed as former Catalan president Charles Puigdemont was pelted with flour and eggs, and then the battered separatist was locked up up in a mock prison cell.
Isis claims responsibility for blasts that killed at least 41 at Shia cultural centre in Kabul
The attack, which involved at least three explosions, occurred during a panel discussion on the anniversary of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Calling all keen photographers: You have one week to enter the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
This is one of the world's biggest, most prestigious photography competitions, with a big cash prize on offer, and the chance to show your work in London. And it's free to enter.
Peru: Former president Fujimori apologises after being pardoned by Kuczynski in 'backroom deal'
Former President Alberto Fujimori has finally apologised to Peruvians for the wrongs committed under his government in the 1990s.
Innocent victims of war: The desperate plight of Syrian children
A few desperately sick children have been evacuated to hospitals in Damascus from the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, but many more remain.
Best of the best in 2017: The year's biggest photography contest winners
Award-winning wildlife, landscape, travel and news photography from around the world.
Twelve of 2017's most powerful images and the moving stories behind them
IBTimes UK asked 12 Getty Images photojournalists to choose their most memorable photo of the year and tell us the story behind the picture.
Winners of the 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.
Honduras: President Juan Orlando Hernandez declared winner of disputed election amid claims of fraud
The Organisation of American States said Honduras should re-run the election, citing "deliberate human intrusions into the computer system, intentional elimination of digital traces" and opened ballot boxes.
Honduras: President Juan Orlando Hernandez's sister Hilda killed in helicopter crash
Hilda Hernandez, sister of Honduras's President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and five other people were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed.
Angry Palestinians clash with Israeli troops over Trump's Jerusalem decision [Graphic images]
Israeli police troopers shot a man wearing what looked like a suicide bomb vest after he stabbed an officer near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.
2017 in pictures: Iraq and Syria's battle against Isis in 100 powerful images
IBTimes UK looks back at how the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of the jihadists played out across the year, in 100 powerful photos.
Firefighter dies battling California wildfire, leaving pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter
Cory Iverson, 32, was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in San Diego and is survived by his pregnant wife and a two-year-old daughter.
A Life in Happyland: A disturbing insight into the daily lives of children in Manila's worst slum
Australian photojournalist Ted McDonnell documents life in Happyland, a ramshackle collection of shelters built around a rubbish dump outside Manila.
Reuters demands Myanmar release two journalists arrested for possessing 'important secret papers'
The reporters had been working on stories about Mynamar's military crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority that has caused almost 650,000 people to flee to Bangladesh.
2017 in pictures: The 100 best news photos of the year
Our 2017 gallery kicks off with Barack Obama shedding a tear and ends with his successor inflaming the Middle East.
In pictures: The Second Sino-Japanese War and Nanjing Massacre
China is marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in which it says Japanese troops killed 300,000 people.
Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater images: Nature Photographer of the Year winners
Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater photos in National Geographic's Nature Photographer of the Year contest.
Help choose the winner of this eye-catching urban photography contest
The Art of Building photography competition finalists include an atmospheric French theatre and a bell tower that looks like an eye.
The fascinating stories behind some of 2017's most memorable photos
Reuters photojournalists tell the stories behind some of 2017's most memorable news images, and discuss their impact, both on the world and on themselves.
Battle to contain growing California fire enters second week and may go on 'until Christmas'
The Thomas Fire grew by 56,000 acres on Sunday and is now just 10 percent contained, down from 15 percent the day before.
The best snow photos: Misery for commuters, but joy for children and dogs
Heavy snow led to travel disruptions, traffic accidents and school closures – as well as snowman building, sledging and a flurry of pretty pictures
In pictures: Muslim world erupts over Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital
People set fire to US and Israeli flags and destroyed effigies of Donald Trump in Muslim-majority countries around the globe, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Indonesia.
Photos: Palestinians and Israeli police clash after Friday prayers over Trump's Jerusalem decision
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian stone-throwers traded volleys in the streets with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Latest California wildfire photos look like something out of a post-apocalyptic movie
At least four major southern California wildfires have prompted the evacuation of about 200,000 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings.
