Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside. Alone at home, the 24-year-old hid behind drawn curtains and refused to answer the phone. It had been days since she'd ventured out to see her mates and even the sight of a new text had her on edge. For months, Rebecca was a nervous wreck - all because of her ex-boyfriend.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .