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File photo of Whitney Houston in New York

The world says goodbye to singing sensation Whitney Houston who has died aged 48. More »Goodbye Whitney Houston

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A look at the best press photos taken in 2011, with Samuel Aranda claiming the overall … More »World Press Photos of the year

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A look at the most striking images from across the globe this week. More »Week in photos 03/02/2012

A man views icicles on a window in Uzice 125 miles south-west of Belgrade, Serbia, as the big freeze grips Europe (AP)

Frozen seas, dogs clad in coats and snowy scenes, here are some pictures from the big … More »European big freeze: What sub-zero looks …

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From child gun handling in Italy to alien invaders in Spain, these are the pick of shortlisted … More »Pick of the Sony World Photography A …

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Axes, beards and burning longships it can only be the extraordinary Up Helly Aa festival … More »Up Helly Aa festival in pictures

Winter Weather Returns To The UK

The cold snap returned with vengeance on Monday as parts of the UK woke up to a blanket … More »UK snow in pictures

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Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January marks the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. … More »How the world remembers the Holocaus …

File photo of actor George Clooney at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

The best actor and actress nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have been ahead of … More »2012 Oscar nominees

ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this picture taken on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 and made available on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia lays on its starboard side after it ran aground off the coast of the Isola del Giglio island, Italy, gashing open the hull and forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to the nearby Isola del Giglio island. About 1,000 Italian passengers were onboard, as well as more than 500 Germans, about 160 French and about 1,000 crew members. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Modesti)

Eleven people have died after an Italian cruiseliner Costa Concordia crashed into rocks … More »Costa Concordia cruise tragedy in ph …

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Pictures from the opening of Westfield Stratford City shopping centre- Europe's largest … More »A look inside Europe's biggest shopping …

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Spectacular photos of the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis as seen all over the wor … More »The spectacular Northern Lights in p …

Asia welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks

Chinese New Year started with a bang as cities across the world saw billions of people … More »Chinese New Year celebrations around …

An instructor from the Tianjiao Special Guard/Security Consultant Ltd. Co, smashes a bottle over a female recruit's head during a training session for China's first female bodyguards in Beijing

A look at the most striking images from across the globe over the last week. More »The week in photos 20/01/2012

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Tuesday 17 January marks the 100 anniversary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and … More »Captain Scott's 1912 journey to the South …

Actress Charlize Theron poses as she arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

All the glitz and glamour from the red carpet at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in … More »69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

In this combination photos taken Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, a wild full grown leopard scalps the head of a man as it attacks after wandering into a residential neighborhood in Gauhati, in the northern state of Assam, India. Later the leopard was tranquilized by wildlife official and taken to the state zoological park. The leopard ventured into a crowded area and injured four people before it was captured and caged, local reports said. (AP Photo/Manas Paran, The Sunday Indian) CREDIT MANDATORY

A no trousers flashmob, an iced fountain and a leopard attack make our weekly photo r … More »The week in photos 13/01/2012