The world says goodbye to singing sensation Whitney Houston who has died aged 48. More »Goodbye Whitney Houston
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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
The cold snap returned with vengeance on Monday as parts of the UK woke up to a blanket … More »UK snow in pictures
Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January marks the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. … More »How the world remembers the Holocaus …
The best actor and actress nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have been ahead of … More »2012 Oscar nominees
Eleven people have died after an Italian cruiseliner Costa Concordia crashed into rocks … More »Costa Concordia cruise tragedy in ph …
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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Chinese New Year started with a bang as cities across the world saw billions of people … More »Chinese New Year celebrations around …
A look at the most striking images from across the globe over the last week. More »The week in photos 20/01/2012
Tuesday 17 January marks the 100 anniversary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and … More »Captain Scott's 1912 journey to the South …
All the glitz and glamour from the red carpet at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in … More »69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
A no trousers flashmob, an iced fountain and a leopard attack make our weekly photo r … More »The week in photos 13/01/2012