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From Brexit to killing of Sufi singer Amjad Sabri in Pakistan, here is the week's news in pictures.

Nigel Farage believes the votes cast so far now suggest the UK is about to declare its very own "independence day".

The mayor of Buenos Aires announces his administration has taken over the running of the city's zoo after a series of scandals.

Colombians celebrate a ceasefire between the government and leftist Farc rebels, marking the end of five decades of conflict.

The stunning outcome reflected populist sentiment and is sure to have far-reaching effects on Britain's place in the world and the future of the E.U.

With current refugee-care systems tearing at the seams, one US group is turning to the private sector for salvation.

The UK's vote to leave the EU sparks demands from far-right parties for referendums in other member nations.

Historic decision to abandon 28-member trade bloc poses existential threat to entire European project The UK's unprecedented decision to quit the European Union plunged the 28-state bloc into the deepest crisis in its hi...

Queensland man Ashley David Hill, who was arrested after sending an ultrasound of his unborn child to an undercover FBI agent, given five-year sentence A Brisbane man arrested after sending an ultrasound of his unborn ch...

Mexico's president has asked congress to convene a special session to re-work an anti-corruption law and remove clauses widely viewed as a revenge move by politicians. …

Westminster was the target of this referendum as much as Brussels - and the scale of the public's demand for change is breathtaking There is a difference between measuring the height of a drop and the sensation of fallin...

Firefighters battling fires raging through Western states are contending with both weather and human interference, but some progress is being made

Police near Pittsburgh have arrested two suspects in the March ambush at a backyard cookout that left a pregnant woman and five others dead

His predecessors as Conservative prime minister were both ousted by strife over Europe, so he knew the dangers They used to call it Greek tragedy when the fates wrought their revenge on human folly and weakness. But mayb...

The Lord of the Rings character is described as a "slimy creature"

So the UK has decided there really is no way it can reconcile its differences with the EU. Here's what happens next.

International reaction as the UK votes to leave the European Union in Thursday's historic referendum.

Complex negotiations lie ahead now that the UK has voted for Brexit, the BBC's Laurence Peter reports.

About 40,000 households are without power as storms pounded the state with heavy rains and whipping winds

The result in Sunderland was welcomed with loud cheers from the Leave camp, as the area voted decisively in their favour.

Donald Trump's campaign said Thursday the presumptive Republican candidate will not be paying himself back the tens of millions of dollars he loaned his campaign through May. "Mr. Trump has fully extinguished this loan p...

Dutch researchers successfully raise radishes, peas, rye and tomatoes in soil mixed to match that of the red planet - giving hope that settlers could grow food Crops of four vegetables and cereals grown in soil similar t...