Why September tends to spook European equity markets
Christophe Pitiot
Horses run through fire at Spanish festival
Horsemen ride through a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, in the central Spanish province of Avila, during the traditional religious festival of "Las Luminarias". The festival is held in honour of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals.
Fire guts shelters in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroying about 1,200 houses.
Bulgarian Pomaks keep traditional wedding rite alive
The marriage of Nefie and her fiancé Schaban is an extravaganza of bright colours, flowers, feasting and dancing. But the bride, who comes from Bulgaria's Pomak minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until a Muslim priest blesses the couple.
Life in Kazakhstan's largest city slowly returns to normal.
Public transport has started operating for the first time since the violence, which left government buildings burned and gutted, and many businesses looted.
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Ugandan children back to school and vaccine in Nepal
Schools in Uganda reopen nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic and schoolchildren given vaccine in Nepal amid Covid resurgence.
Australia police use pepper spray to disperse Djokovic supporters
Police use pepper spray to disperse supporters of Serbia's Novak Djokovic outside the offices of his legal team as a car leaves the building, after the tennis champion earlier in the day won a court battle to overturn the cancellation of his visa on Covid health grounds.
19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed after fire tore through a Bronx apartment building in what's become New York City's deadliest blaze in more than three decades.
Djokovic fans celebrate outside lawyer's office
Tennis star Novak Djokovic won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government threatened to cancel his visa a second time.
Tourists question blizzard tragedy in scenic Pakistan town
As unprecedented snowfall thawed at a popular Pakistan mountain resort, rescued tourists were found reckoning with the deaths of 22 fellow travellers in a frozen traffic jam.
Children in Cologne given COVID jabs in aeroplane
Cologne/Bonn Airport offered an unusual vaccination experience, by converting a Airbus A300 Zero G plane into a vaccination center for children aged 5 to 11. After getting their jab, children and parents were given a tour of the plane's cockpit and a chance to take photographs.
Djokovic detention puts focus on Australia asylum seekers
Novak Djokovic's supporters gather in a park opposite the immigration detention centre in Melbourne where the tennis world number is being held.
Fans arrive at stadium for AFCON opener Cameroon-Burkina Faso
Fans arrive at the vast new 60,000-seat Olembe Stadium in Yaounde for the Africa Cup of Nations opener between the hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
Worshippers pray for good health in ice water purification ceremony
Tokyo worshippers participate in the annual ice water purification ritual at the Teppozu Inari Shrine, an event to pray for good health in the new year. The participants warm up by stretching their bodies and jump into a pool of cold water with huge ice blocks in it.
Berlin: 6000 green lights in solidarity with migrants in Belarus
A collective of NGOs placed 6,000 green lights in front of the Bundestag to demand the reception of migrants blocked at the border between Poland and Belarus.
Mexico's iconic Los Angeles dance hall reopens
Mexico City's iconic Los Angeles dance hall reopens after the easing of Covid-19 related restrictions. Revellers return to the dancefloor to the sound of mambo.
Dakar carnival highlights cultures of Senegal
Hundreds of people from several Senegalese ethnic groups parade through the streets of the capital for the second edition of the Grand Carnaval de Dakar.
Monkey business at Thai town fruit festival
Lopburi has been laying on an annual feast of fruit for its population of macaques since the late 1980s, part religious tradition and part tourist attraction.
Aftermath of violence at French Caribbean island of Martinique
Aftermath scenes following more violence on the French Caribbean island of Martinique where protests were sparked by anger over Covid-19 measures.
Migrants determined to reach UK despite tragedy
At makeshift camps between Dunkirk and Calais on France's northern coast migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel, despite the deaths of at least 27 people.
Families of Beirut blast victims protest interference in probe
Families of victims killed in the deadly Beirut blast mark 15 months since the explosion, protesting continued political interference in the probe into the disaster.
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