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Islamic State militants have seized part of Palmyra, home to a world famous archaeological site.

David Sim May 20, 2015

Kevin Frayer photographs a steam train where your fellow passengers may include poultry and pigs.

David Sim May 19, 2015

Up to 300 people, many of them foreigners, are believed to have been buried by an avalanche in Langtang.

David Sim May 07, 2015

Calbuco volcano erupts, with lightning crackling in a dark sky turned reddish orange by the explosion.

David Sim Apr 24, 2015

The Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo offers Godzilla-themed rooms and others with a view of the giant lizard.

David Sim Apr 15, 2015

Reuters photojournalist Lucy Nicholson flew over southern California to see the effects of the historic drought.

David Sim Apr 15, 2015

It's not exactly a muddy field in Glastonbury – more Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

David Sim Apr 13, 2015

The Poy Sang Long festival is a rite of passage held every year among the Tai Yai people of Myanmar and Thailand.

David Sim Apr 01, 2015

Christians around the world marked Palm Sunday, the day the Bible says Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.

David Sim Mar 30, 2015

In this gallery, IBTimesUK looks at sinkholes and craters that have opened up around the world.

David Sim Mar 25, 2015

Thousands of people queue for hours to see King Richard III's coffin in Leicester cathedral.

David Sim Mar 23, 2015

Would you walk along this footpath suspended high above a dizzying gorge?

David Sim Mar 17, 2015

In the remote Japanese village of Nagoro, the young have been replaced by scarecrows.

David Sim Mar 16, 2015

Havana's annual cigar festival attracts aficionados from all over the world.

David Sim Feb 27, 2015

Once a year, the elegant seaside Greek town of Galaxidi explodes into chaotic childishness.

David Sim Feb 24, 2015

Youssef Boudlal documents the lives of Berber people in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco.

David Sim Feb 24, 2015

A snow storm in Istanbul grounds planes, halts traffic, and forces closure of Bosphorus Strait.

David Sim Feb 18, 2015

Racial pride and the fight against racism in Brazil were the themes of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival.

David Sim Feb 17, 2015

Fourteen women wearing huge, elaborate costumes battle it out to become carnival queen in Tenerife.

David Sim Feb 12, 2015

A table-topped mountain that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is attracting tourists.

David Sim Feb 03, 2015

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is 325m high, making it taller than the Eiffel Tower.

David Sim Jan 13, 2015

Passengers have been waiting up to five hours after a technical fault lead to a reduced services at UK airports.

Priya Joshi Dec 07, 2013

A technical problem with air traffic control systems has caused flight cancellations and delays across UK and Ireland.

Tom Porter Dec 07, 2013

Condé Nast Traveler 26th annual Readers Choice Awards has listed top 25 cities in the world to visit in 2013.

Sanskrity Sinha Oct 22, 2013

Cath Everett faces prospect of move from beautiful Stellenbosch to urban jungle of Johannesburg - and it's not overly appealing.

Cath Everett Oct 21, 2013

The 180th edition of Oktoberfest ended over the weekend.

Sanskrity Sinha Oct 07, 2013

Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, the world's largest cave with underground forest and river, has been opened for tours.

Sanskrity Sinha Oct 04, 2013

Oktoberfest 2013, currently in its 180th edition, opened its doors to beer drinkers on 21 September in Munich, Germany.

Sanskrity Sinha Sep 30, 2013

Pilots' Association claims new working regulations will increase risk to passengers

Mark Piggott Sep 26, 2013