A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .