In Pictures

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.NARONG SANGNAK/EPAA Thai Royal Navy oarsman takes part...

17 hours agoShareA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:JOHN WESSELS/AFPOn the eve of Mauritania's...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.LUIS TATO/AFPA man struggles as Kenya police officers...

Getty ImagesHurricane Beryl has ripped across the Caribbean with winds of 240km/h (150mph) tearing roofs from buildings, uprooting trees...

3 days agoBy Tim Stokes, BBC NewsHarriet ArmstrongHarriet Armstrong's project has taken her across London, including to this takeaway in Wood...

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "shadows". Here is a selection...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:Leon Neal/Getty ImagesWith Glastonbury underway, a member of...

9 hours agoBy Nicola Bryan, BBC NewsNik RocheImmersive photographer Nik Roche met Tony on the street and went on to document...

8 hours agoBy Ryan Leston, BBC NewsValerie PhillipsManic Street Preachers star Richey Edwards pictured just a few years before his disappearancePreviously...

There was shock in the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz on Wednesday, after soldiers stormed the presidential palace...