Veterinarian Amir Anvari has published the top five dog breeds with the shortest life expectancy. One of them lives only 5 ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but some breeds tower above the rest, in both height and heart. These gentle giants have been companions, protectors and working partners to humans for centuries.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.