SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .