In Pictures

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

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

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

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

2 days agoBy Vanessa Pearce, BBC News, West MidlandsPaul EdmondDuran Duran were captured by photographer Paul Edmond in 1980, before their...

We asked readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "On top of the world". Here...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:Toyin Adedokun/AFPWomen wear matching finery for the Egbe...

Students of this year's MA documentary photography and photojournalism course at the London College of Communication present their final...

22 hours agoBy Zahra Fatima, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA little girl dressed in traditional Palestinian attire outside the Dome of the Rock,...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.ELENA COVALENCO/AFPA child takes a peek inside a...