CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .