Five people have died and another 140 were injured

Violence has erupted in the capital of the African state of Burundi amid growing concern over the president’s re-election and claims of a coup

The bigger picture of this election is Labour's drubbing at the hands of the Conservatives, but how did the other figures in British politics hold out?

The way we creatures live on this Earth is unsustainable

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her second child after a little more than two hours in labour

The group of eight prisoners, members of the Bali nine, have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia

A week after Freddie Gray’s death, protests in his name turned into chaos in the centre of Baltimore

A massive earthquake in Nepal measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has killed almost 4,000 people across four countries and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest

Royal baby fans have started to gather outside the private wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where it is expected the Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to her second royal baby

Thousands of people have been evacuated after a volcano in Chile erupted for the first time in 42 years spewing ash across the surrounding area

The Fall of Saigon brought an end to a long and bloody conflict

Amazing pictures capture the magnificence of the annual display

Shocking scenes have emerged from the streets of Johannesburg, where South Africa was experiencing yet another day of widespread looting and anti-immigrant attacks

Sindoor Jatra Festival is celebrated each year in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, to welcome the Nepali New Year and celebrate the coming of spring

The European Central Bank meeting was interrupted after a protester jumped on the desk in front of ECB President Mario Draghi shouting, "End ECB dictatorship!"

Brazil's 24/7 crack heartland, where the markets are open around-the-clock, pulling in young mothers, truck drivers, the homeless, anyone looking to get high

This photo of a Syrian child so scarred by war that she stared into a camera lens believing it was the barrel of a gun and raised her arms in surrender has  been shared around the world

Many in the UK missed out on the eclipse, as a cold front brought a blanket of cloud that covered up the view. But for those who managed to sneak a picture through the holes in the clouds, the view was beautiful

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has announced the winners of its 2015 photographic competition ‘Changing World’

After 31 years of lying dormant the Villarica volcano in southern Chile has erupted, shooting plumes of lava thousands of metres into the sky