POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline.Exploding from the looming clouds, the flashes of lightning create an impressive display for the residents of Sassari, a city on the island of Sardinia, which sits to the west of Italy.Watching as bolts of lightning hit the Mediterranean Sea, photographer and student Daniele Macis stood on his rooftop and captured the phenomenon that took place earlier this month.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .