UK weather: Huge waves and high winds as Storm Imogen batters England and Wales
Power cuts, disrupted rail and road travel and sea swells hit Britain as another fierce storm batters the country.
Germany: Stormy weather halts Rose Monday carnival parades, featuring floats satirising Merkel, Trump and refugee crisis
Although rain stopped play, photographers managed to capture photos of the floats, many of which referred to Germany's handling of the refugee crisis.
Rio Carnival 2016: Spectacular parades and costumes at the biggest street party in the world
Six of the top samba troupes in Rio de Janeiro staged spectacular carnival parades at the huge Sambadrome.
The Real Dad's Army: Vintage photos of Britain's Home Guard in WW2
The big screen reboot of the sitcom has reignited interest in Britain's Home Guard during the Second World War.
Inside secret Northern Ireland Cold War nuclear bunker – which could be yours
Heavily fortified secret nuclear bunker dating back to latter stages of Cold War is up for sale to the public.
Super Bowl 2016: 50 memorable photos from the American football championships
To celebrate the 50th Super Bowl, we look back at the highlights of the NFL championships in 50 photographs.
Chinese New Year in London: Magical Lantern Festival at Chiswick House welcomes Year of the Monkey
Chinese lanterns illuminate the gardens of Chiswick House to welcome the Lunar New Year.
When I grow up: Syrian refugee girls' dreams for the future realised in beautiful photoshoots
Adolescent girls who have fled the conflict in Syria pose as their future selves - having achieved their goals.
Zika virus: In Catholic Latin America, pregnant women consider abortion over microcephaly fears
Many women in Latin America have to pit their religious beliefs against the risk their babies could be born with brain defects.
Paris: Roma people evicted from Petite Ceinture camp along disused railway line in France
Police have cleared a makeshift camp along disused railway tracks on the edge of Paris that was home to hundreds of Roma people.
Section 377: India's Supreme Court agrees to review colonial law that criminalises gay sex
Five judges will decide whether Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which describes homosexuality as an 'unnatural offence', can be overturned.
World Wetlands Day 2016: Satellite images offer fascinating look at Earth's most precious resource – water
Satellite images of eight wetlands – areas of land that are permanently or seasonally saturated with water.
Chinese New Year travel: Billions of journeys as people head home in world's largest annual human migration
Millions of people are going home for family reunions to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the world's largest annual human migration.
Retromobile 2016 auction: Legendary 1957 Ferrari set to become world's most expensive car
The 1957 Ferrari 335 S Sport Scaglietti was once driven by Stirling Moss at the Cuban Grand Prix in 1958.
Tough Guy Wolverhampton 2016: Adrenaline junkies brave mud, fire and electric shocks
The annual Tough Guy Challenge is an epic 15km obstacle course featuring mud, fire and electric shocks.
Travis Durden creates classical Star Wars sculptures and depicts Batman in a post-apocalyptic universe
French artist illustrates how the natural life cycle of myths and idols involves their destruction.
Venice Carnival 2016: Masked and costumed revellers party amid thick fog and heavy security
Venice Carnival kicks off under tight security following terror attacks in Paris and sexual assaults in Cologne.
Modern and impressionist art worth hundreds of millions of pounds up for auction in London
Works by Picasso, Matisse, Cezanne, Monet, Warhol and more up for sale at Sotheby's and Christie's in London.
Refugee crisis: Children face malnutrition and freezing temperatures in Balkans winter weather
Of the 1.2 million refugees and migrants who applied for asylum in Europe in 2015, nearly 350,000 were children.
Chinese New Year: Performing animal shows ramp up for Year of the Monkey despite ban
Performances by exotic animals were banned by Chinese government in 2012 but the ruling had little effect.
Norway: Arctic Svalbard islands lure tourists with polar bears, northern lights and winter darkness
Svalbard hopes to attract winter tourists with dog sled rides, ice caves and the northern lights.
Parents of babies born with microcephaly demand answers
Brazil is facing a surging number of babies born with abnormally small heads.
Turkey: Thousands of Kurds flee historic Sur district of Diyarbakir as curfew is expanded
The curfew bars residents from leaving their homes, and prevents journalists and observers from witnessing the fighting.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2016: Nazi concentration camp survivors return to Auschwitz
Elderly survivors return to the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp on International Holocaust Memorial Day.
Scotland: Shetlands' spectacular Up Helly Aa Viking festival comes to a fiery end
The annual Up Helly Aa festival concludes with the burning of a replica Viking longboat.
On the edge: Buildings on verge of collapse after landslides, earthquakes, sinkholes and storms
Homes in Pacifica, California are falling into the sea. We look at other collapsing buildings worldwide.
Turkey: Ephesus hosts the annual camel wrestling tournament and beauty pageant
Camels are dressed up for a beauty pageant before battling it out in a fight.
Refugee crisis: Inside the squalid Turkish resort where migrants wait for people smugglers
Photos of the belongings left behind by refugees in an abandoned Turkish resort.
Zika virus spreading across Americas as microcephaly rate in Brazil increases dramatically
Nearly 4,000 babies born with suspected microcephaly, which causes abnormally small heads, since October.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2016: Poignant paintings by Jewish concentration camp prisoners go on show in Berlin
Of the 50 artists featured in Art from the Holocaust, 24 were murdered by the Nazis.
