We don’t often see them wandering the streets, but at any given time there are more than 100,000 stray dogs in the UK

Extraordinary tales of everyday heroism have been illustrated beautifully by renowned US photographer Steve McCurry in the new 2015 Lavazza Calendar

A Canadian soldier has been shot and at least one gunman has been killed following an incident at the National War Memorial in Ottawa

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison over culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp

The Loose Women presenter passed away on Sunday "in her husband's arms", according to her agent Sue Latimer

A group led by a North Korean defector living in a container-box home near the world's most militarised border has provoked yet more division between South and North Korea

Students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College have started protests, demanding the government find 43 of their classmates missing since last month's deadly clashes, outside the City Hall in Chilpancingo

Isis fighters backed by tanks and artillery have pushed into an embattled Syrian town on the border with Turkey and taken three districts after heavy street battles with the town's Kurdish defenders

A US serviceman has been killed and two are missing after a powerful typhoon slammed into central Japan this morning, stalling trains and flights and triggering mudslides

The last moments of hikers who died during the eruption of Mount Ontake in late September have been captured in poignant images found on phones and cameras

Police in Thailand have paraded the two Burmese workers who confessed to killing two British tourists in front of cameras to reconstruct the murders

They may not be known for their love of gingerly balancing on a board as they take to the waves, but that didn't stop the organisers of this dog surfing competition from giving these canines the opportunity to do exactly that

Ahmad Ke, a 17-year-old student, left his parents behind in the Syrian Isis stronghold of Raqqa two days ago, by chance on the night of the first of the US air strikes on the city

From towering elephants to tiny insects, photographers will be offering a rare insight into the natural world at this year’s Wildscreen Photography Festival 2014

 The US military has launched its first air strikes against Isis militants in Syria supported by a coalition of five Arab states, the Pentagon confirmed

Reunited kingdom - Scotland gives a clear 'No' in historic referendum

From the distant chaos of star-forming hydrogen clouds to a hybrid solar eclipse, the winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition capture the wonders of the Universe

The Mexican holiday mecca of Baja California was hit by Hurricane Odile, as emergency officials feared the hurricane could result in deadly flash floods across the peninsula 

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has returned to court to await his fate over the death of Reeva Steenkamp

Following month's of speculation, Apple has unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, two new devices with a "continuous, seamless design", full 1080p HD resolution, improved landscape view and a powerful A8 chip

Emergency services in India and Pakistan are struggling to reach thousands of people who have been trapped in some of the worst flooding in decades

The comedian Joan Rivers died in New York a week after suffering cardiac arrest during an outpatient medical procedure, her daughter said in a statement. She was 81

Militants from the Isis group have released a video claiming to show the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff and threatening a British hostage with a similar fate if the US continues air strikes against its forces