In Pictures

Images from the life and career of the soul music legend, who has died in Detroit at the age of 76.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

To mark Madonna's 60th birthday we take a look at the highlights and memorable moments of her life and career.

Photographer Oded Wagenstein met Siberian women left to face old age alone.

Bangladesh has detained photographer Shahidul Alam, who has chronicled the country's troubled history.

A man is arrested after a car crashes into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.