Thousands of people from all over Europe have gathered in the Belgian capital to show their support for exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his government.
Ukrainian police went looking for former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili. A massive punch-up and surreal game of hide-and-seek ensued.
TV star turned opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has accused Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's government of trying to steal the election.
Both President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his rival Salvador Nasralla, a television game show host allied with leftists, claimed victory after the election.
Members of the Israeli border police removed settlers one by one from the illegally-built structure in Elazar in Gush Etzion, in the southern West Bank, then began demolishing it.
Dramatic images of police and soldiers cracking down on young protesters were broadcast around the world, but less is known about the thousands more who were hauled away.
Hopes that the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta would end months of election turmoil were dashed.
The election was chaotic, the re-election was chaotic, and the inauguration ceremony for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was chaotic.
White House Christmas 2017 decor – personally chosen by Melania Trump – includes 53 Christmas trees, 71 wreaths, more than 18,000 lights and more than 12,000 ornaments.
The resignation of law minster Zahid Hamid underscores how small Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah was able to force the Pakistani government to accept its demands.
Although the opposition called for calm, at least two people were killed in protests after the court upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted.
Police fired live rounds and tear gas to prevent Odinga's convoy from making its way to Nairobi's main park so he could address supporters.
Neither Robert Mugabe, 93, nor his wife Grace, 52, who has been vying to succeed her husband as president, have been seen or heard from.
Kenyan police fire tear gas, water cannon and live rounds at stone-throwing protesters in opposition areas as Kenya holds its second presidential election since August.
The demonstrations came after opposition leader Raila Odinga shocked the country by withdrawing his candidacy for a re-run of August's disputed presidential election.
The week's best photojournalism, from Las Vegas mass shooting and Catalonia independence referendum to Theresa May's Conservative Party Conference speech and a jaguar catching an anaconda.
Parts of Barcelona were brought to a standstill as huge crowds gathered outside Spanish government offices.
Barcelona partied into the night after provisional results of Catalonia's independence referendum indicated that 90% of voters had voted 'Yes'.
Spain's deputy prime minister praised the actions of Spanish police in cracking down on Catalonia's independence referendum.
Catalonia's interior minister says the region's authorities are aiming to ensure that the disputed referendum will take place peacefully.
Spain has cancelled all time off for police in Catalonia as tensions rise ahead of a planned referendum on the region's independence.
Hundreds of thousands of people carrying Esteladas, Catalan pro-independence flags, march through Barcelona on Catalonia's National Day (the 'Diada').
