Rebekah Brooks cleared on all hacking charges as ex-Cameron adviser Andy Coulson faces jail

Hundreds of devotees perform the annual rites in the hopes of receiving blessings and having bountiful harvest in their farming which coincides with the feast day of their patron

WaterAid launches a new campaign to help vulnerable women in India

The sprawling 167-acre campus is the brainchild of property tycoon Xu Jiayin, whose ambition is to train a generation of young athletes to establish China as a football powerhouse

A deadly super-cell thunderstorm system bringing a swarm of tornadoes has ripped through towns and villages in north-east Nebraska

Islamist insurgents have overrun parts of the Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, after taking control of Iraq's biggest city Mosul

At least 48 people were killed in a small coastal town in Kenya, after dozens of suspected Somali militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a police station, a bank and hotels, according to police

Brazil served up an amazing World Cup opening ceremony filled with dancing trees, flowers and people dressed head-to-toe as footballs 

Tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades on the streets of Sao Paulo as tournament begins 

Amazing street art on walls of Brazilian cities as country prepares for a footballing feast

Fatal crash on the monorail, tear gas fired at protesters, fury over ad on Christ statue… and two days to go until Brazil hosts the World Cup 

The Pakistan Taliban have claimed responsibility for a jolting, deadly attack on Karachi's airport that led at least 26 people dead

At least 12 people were hurt in extraordinary scenes at India’s Golden Temple when rival groups of Sikhs brandished swords and spears and chased each other

A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives 

Lloyd's Register is hosting SKY.LINES exhibition by photographer Christopher Hauser in the Richard Rogers building in London

Syria elections 2014: Voters turn out for ballot denounced as a 'sham' by West 

A nation's shame continues: Latest India gang rape victim had acid poured on her face 

The Royal Navy Peregrine Trophy’s main aspiration is to encourage and inspire wider production of powerful imagery that would represent the Royal Navy and Royal Marine’s operations in media

Maccha tea is commonly used in Japanese ceremonies and was introduced from China by Buddhist priests in the late 12th century

More than 400 migrants stormed across a barbed-wire border fence in Spanish territory of Melilla, in one of the biggest crossings in nearly a decade

Has Farage had 'the last laugh'? Ukip gains over 130 seats as support surges across the country 

Michael Schmidt was announced as winner of the fifth Prix Pictet photography prize, selected from a shortlist of eleven. The winner was chosen for his monumental work Lebensmittel (food stuff) made between 2006 and 2010

It's grand up north: Harrogate voted the happiest place to live in Britain 

Slavyansk is left devastated by Ukrainian army shelling after a night of fighting with separatist rebels

Thailand's military has announced it is imposing martial law to restore order after months of street protests which have paralysed the country’s governance 

At least 34 people have died after three-months-worth of rain fell across the Balkans, triggering over 3,000 landslides which destroyed entire towns and villages, and displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes

A heavily-laden ferry capsized and sank in central Bangladesh after being caught in a storm, leaving at least 20 people dead and hundreds more missing

Protests against the upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 take place in various cities of the country and questioned the high spending on construction of stadiums and fight for better conditions and budget for health and education

Thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes in Southern California as rising temperatures and strong winds burned right into the heart of San Diego