A selection of photos from across Africa this week.

Young girls inspired by Greta Thunberg tell the BBC why they're striking for climate action.

Some argue the rules send a bad message to parents while others say it is necessary to set standards.

Hugely popular on social media, this secretive man known as StalinGulag has revealed his identity.

A new movie about America's most infamous serial killer starring Zac Efron has just been released.

Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam had been accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader.

The coronation of the king of Thailand is an elaborate mix of Buddhist and Brahmin rituals.

Pollution killed 1.2 million Indians in 2017, but is fixing the bad air any party or politician's priority?

How kites and drones could generate electricity to supplement conventional wind turbines.

The son of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on why press freedom is more important than ever.

A group of local journalists in Venezuela offers independent news to the public, by getting on buses and staging TV news bulletins.

Zehra Doğan, a Kurdish journalist and artist, was sentenced to nearly three years in jail for a painting but was determined to continue sharing stories.

Journalists are dying or being imprisoned for carrying out their work across the globe.

Seven of the 11 women's rights activists detained last year have now gained limited release.

Former billionaire John Kapoor was found guilty of bribing doctors to prescribe addictive painkillers.

Labour also suffers losses in the local elections, as resurgent Lib Dems gain more than 700 seats.

Madrid says it will not allow Venezuela to arrest Leopoldo López, who is in its embassy in Caracas.

Attempts are made to trace families of Sussex veterans who filmed messages in Asia.

People in a Caracas opposition stronghold fear they are not doing enough to topple President Maduro.

A European study followed 972 male couples, where one was living with HIV, over an eight-year period.

News of the engagement emerged after she was seen attending a ceremony with a ring on her left hand.