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ISS astronaut Luca Parmitano performs the first-ever electronic music set in space, with revellers dancing on a cruise boat in the Mediterranean.

A time-lapse shows devotees taking part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Video provided by AFP – English

Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters in the Tsim Sha Tsui district – famous destination for tourists and shoppers, after protesters defied orders to cancel a rally, blocked intersections and surrounded police stations across th…

Three masked youngsters from Hong Kong’s anti-government movement took the unusual step of holding a press conference to demand democracy, condemn pro-Beijing leaders.

At a festival in rural Serbia, retired construction worker Zoran Lazarevic is crowned the king of facial hair with his 140cm-long white mustache.

Egypt is restoring the gilded, gold-plated outer coffin of Tutankhamun for the first time since the ancient king’s tomb was discovered in 1922.

Brazilian prison authorities catch an inmate trying to escape prison dressed up as his teenage daughter, including a mask, a bra and wig.

Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and it may be impossible to save.

Dozens of people have died in a recent outbreak of dengue fever in Honduras. Estimates say more than 28,000 are sick.

An industrial dump site in Siberia whose turquoise lake resembles a tropical paradise has become a magnet for Instagrammers.