These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .

These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .

THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .

FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .

SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .

A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .

Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .