Syria looters ransack Bashar al-Assad's palace

Elephants go berserk and break through palace barriers in India

Food supply protesters attack Palace of Versailles in Paris

Tourists carry umbrellas for shade as temperatures hit 40C in Thailand

Photography exhibit displayed at Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia

Crowds admire Christmas tree in Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia

Chinese Halloween celebration features character from 'Empresses in the Palace'

Families take pictures with modern firefighting vehicles for 220th anniversary of fire service in Russia

Female firefighters march to mark 220th anniversary of fire service in Russia

Kite enthusiasts fly their colourful creations alongside palace in Bangkok, Thailand

Protesters storm Baghdad's Republican Palace and leap into pool

World round dance festival in St Petersburg, Russia

Cute rare breed baby sheep welcomed at farm in grounds of Austrian Imperial Palace

Taliban soldiers work out in presidential palace gym after Kabul takeover