Pictures
Chelsea Flower Show
The Queen, Prince Harry as well as garden gnomes turn up at the 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show.
Tornado tears through Oklahoma
A huge tornado tears through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, ripping up at least two schools and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.
Tornado chasers
Storm chasers brave danger and debris as they try to capture photos of tornadoes' destructive power.
Blind track meet
Blind or visually impaired students compete in the 67th annual Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind track and field tournament.
Venezuela's toilet paper shortage
Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months, with long lines forming at supermarkets and rushes occurring when there is news of a new stock arrival.
Tornadoes tear through Texas
Three tornadoes rip through a stretch of Texas near the Dallas-Fort Worth area, killing six and injuring almost 100.
American Idol finale
Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol", becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since 2007.
Images of April
This month twin bomb blasts exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 400 and Venezuela elected Nicolas Maduro in a close vote. Gallery
My memories of a dictator
Just noticing that he was bothered by my presence and my camera felt like a small victory in front of a man who made life and death decisions over an entire country.
Lahore Inferno: Losing the battle with fire
And that was it; both men were dead in less than a minute.
Salt caravans of the Danakil Depression
To descend into the Danakil depression is like stepping in another world.









