In Pictures

A selection of news photographs from around the world.Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images/ReutersIsaac Guerendo of the San Francisco 49ers heads for...

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

A selection of news photographs from around the world.Andres Cuenca/ReutersSupporters of Yamandú Orsi celebrate his election as president of...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:PERS-ANDERS PETTERSSON / GETTY IMAGESModels showcase...

AFPEach theyyam performance is both a theatrical spectacle and an act of devotionFor nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral...

A photographer's fascination with old abandoned houses has provided rare glimpses inside derelict properties in the north Highlands.Angus Mackay...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesA woman uses a shovel...

Tiksa Negeri / ReutersThousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:JOSE COELHO / EPAWith a week...

APDame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89.She...