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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .