Pictures of the year 2016

In this gallery, IBTimes UK looks back at the year in four countries ripped apart by conflict: Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.

The attacks in Brussels, Nice, Orlando and Berlin made the biggest headlines, but terrorists claimed the lives of thousands of people across the world in 2016.

IBTimes UK takes a look back at the 100 most iconic news and sports images of 2016.

Jack Taylor went to Carnival and somehow made ordinary people doing ordinary things look like flawlessly styled and posed tableaux.

International Business Times UK is pleased to announce that Goran Tomasevic is our 2016 Agency Photographer of the Year.

Getty Images photojournalists from around the world tell IBTimes UK the stories behind some of the most widely-used images of the year.

IBTimes UK has chosen 16 photographers whose work continually impressed us throughout the year. You can vote for your favourite in the poll at the bottom of this gallery.

Here are some of the funniest photographs and moments from the past 12 months, that most world leaders would rather forget.